Lawrence University women’s soccer star Mallory Koula was named the Midwest Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year.
Koula (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), a senior forward, was joined on the all-conference team by senior defender Alyssa Onan (Grafton, Wis./Cedarburg), who was a second-team selection.
Koula’s choice as the league’s top offensive player caps a prolific career and was her third consecutive first-team all-conference selection. Koula finished the conference season with 16 goals and two assists for 34 points in nine games.
Koula finished first in the conference with 16 goals and 1.78 goals per game. She also was first in the league with four game-winning goals. Koula also led the league with 34 points and 3.78 points per game.
Koula broke the NCAA record for the fastest three consecutive goals by a player and a team. She scored three times in a span of only 42 seconds in Lawrence’s 6-1 victory over Beloit College. The individual record was 1:07 and the team mark was 52 seconds.
Koula is the first Lawrence player to win the Offensive Player of the Year award since its inception in 2004. Forward Megan Tiemann was the MWC Player of the Year in 1998, and goalkeeper Katie Wilkin won Player of the Year honors in 2002.
Koula finished the season with 20 goals and five assists for 45 points. She set Lawrence career records with 63 goals and 142 points despite playing only three seasons with the Vikings.
Onan was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time after directing the Lawrence defense. The Vikings allowed only 1.9 goals per game in conference play and posted shutouts against Lake Forest College and Carroll University.
Lawrence finished in fourth place in the Midwest Conference with a 5-3-1 mark and qualified for the Midwest Conference Tournament for the third consecutive season.