PULLMAN, Wash. - For the second-straight week and the third time in 2018, junior Morgan Weaver was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon in the final weekly award vote of the season. Weaver became the only three time weekly award winner of the season in the Pac-12 and the first Cougar to ever pull off the feat. In addition, Weaver's award was the ninth honor for WSU in 2018, the most of any team in the conference on the season and the most since UCLA took home 11 awards in 2016.
In the final week of the regular season, Weaver was the most dominant player on the field during the Cougars' rivalry Apple Cup matchup with Washington, scoring her second-career hat-trick to lead the Cougs to their 15th-straight result over the Huskies. Weaver scored on nearly half of her touches on the night, creating havoc with her speed and constant pressure, forcing UW into mistakes that she was able to capitalize on. Weaver's final goal of the night proved to be the most impressive of her strikes as she put the match away for good in the 88' with a 90-yard sprint off a perfect outlet pass by senior Maddy Haro. With the ball blasted down field, Weaver out ran the Huskies' center backs and one-touched it by the keeper before tapping home her third and final goal of the night. The three goals were the most for the junior since scoring three times against North Dakota State in 2016. She finished the regular season tied for second in scoring with 12 goals while posting seven goals in conference play including five in the final three games.
In the final week of the regular season, Weaver was the most dominant player on the field during the Cougars' rivalry Apple Cup matchup with Washington, scoring her second-career hat-trick to lead the Cougs to their 15th-straight result over the Huskies. Weaver scored on nearly half of her touches on the night, creating havoc with her speed and constant pressure, forcing UW into mistakes that she was able to capitalize on. Weaver's final goal of the night proved to be the most impressive of her strikes as she put the match away for good in the 88' with a 90-yard sprint off a perfect outlet pass by senior Maddy Haro. With the ball blasted down field, Weaver out ran the Huskies' center backs and one-touched it by the keeper before tapping home her third and final goal of the night. The three goals were the most for the junior since scoring three times against North Dakota State in 2016. She finished the regular season tied for second in scoring with 12 goals while posting seven goals in conference play including five in the final three games.
HIGHLIGHT | The speed, the finish, the hat trick, @morgan_weaver8 is on fire #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/2rjm6SnsRF
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) November 3, 2018
HIGHLIGHT | @morgan_weaver8 with her 2nd goal of the game, making things happen #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/6YxBPQ2lBv
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) November 3, 2018
The Cougars begin postseason play Friday, Nov. 9 against Montana in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. WSU will host the first round game scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff.HIGHLIGHT | What a shot by @morgan_weaver8, set up by Goff with the quick feed up the field #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/HP6zMzre0a
— WSU Cougar Soccer (@WSUCougarSoccer) November 3, 2018