Peach Belt Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Release

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Coming off of a tremendous week, senior midfielder Maria Marti Bartis (Girona, Spain) has been named Peach Belt Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the league on Monday, September 21.

She continued her strong start to the 2015 campaign, notching a pair of goals, including her nation leading third game-winner in two games this past week.

Marti Bartis collected her fourth goal of the year in a narrow 2-1 loss at Valdosta State (9/15) to start the week before coming through in the clutch at Flagler (9/19).

In the latter game she would score in the 83rd minute of a scoreless tie to give the Lakers a 1-0 win to open Peach Belt Conference action. That would also be her third game-winning goal of the year, putting her in a five way tie for the NCAA Division II lead. With five goals, she also currently leads the PBC and is tied for the league lead with 10 points.

It is Marti Bartis' second such honor and she becomes the 20th overall selection in program history and just the 10th individual to be named PBC Player of the Week. She is also the most recent Clayton State player to be so recognized, matching her previous honor from September 15, 2014.

Since the Peach Belt began sponsoring women's soccer in 2000, the Lakers have had at least one Offensive Player of the Week selection in 11-of-16 seasons, including each of the past three years. Olatian Yusuf holds the all-time mark with six selections with two each in 2004 and 2005 and one apiece in 2006 and 2007.

Overall the program has claimed a total of 34 weekly honorees from Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week. In 2007, the Peach Belt went from recognizing just one individual to honoring two per week and three weekly starting in 2008.

Marti Bartis and Clayton State return to action on Wednesday, September 23 when they take on Division I Francis Marion in Aiken, S.C. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

All-Time Peach Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week Selections (20/10 Individuals)

2015
9/21 – Maria Marti Bartis

2014
9/15 – Maria Marti Bartis

2013
9/30 – Denisha Paskell
10/21 – Alicia Robinson
11/4 – Melissa Hetherington

2010
9/28 – Cherie Sayon

2009
10/6 – Cherie Sayon

2007
9/5 – Olatian Yusuf

2006
10/24 – Olatian Yusuf

2005
9/6 – Nkese Udoh
9/13 – Olatian Yusuf
10/4 – Olatian Yusuf
10/18 – Judith Chime
11/1 – Nkese Udoh

2004
9/7 – Olatian Yusuf
10/19 – Olatian Yusuf

2002
9/9 – Nkiru Okosieme
11/4 – Florence Okpala

2001
9/10 – Nkiru Okosieme
10/1 – Nkiru Okosieme