Payton McDonnell Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/20/2021 Sport Women's Soccer School Loras College Year Junior Position Hometown Arlington Heights, Ill. High School St. Viator Women’s Soccer – Defensive Player of the Week Payton McDonnell, Loras College Jr., MF, Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator McDonnell helped the Duhawks to a 2-0 week with a 1-0 win over North Central (Ill.) and a 3-2 win over Illinois Wesleyan. She helped the Duhawks hold the opponents to two goals on the week. She also tallied two assists in the win over Illinois Wesleyan. McDonnell sits in third all-time in Loras Women’s Soccer history in career assists after this week. The Duhawks have an overall record of 6-0-1. The Arlington Heights, Illinois native is a two-time All-Conference Performer. This is McDonnell’s second-career Defensive Player of the Week award (9/20/21, 10/28/19).
