Jessica Estep	Jenessa Loewen

Estep, a junior forward from Mansfield, Ohio, scored three goals during the Lady Cougars’ 2-0 week. She scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Malone University and then netted the first goal in a 2-0 win at Cedarville University.

The former Madison High School star, who has now scored five goals in her last three matches, leads MVNU with 10 goals this season. She also ranks fourth in school history with 52 career goals and 116 career points.

Loewen, a junior goalkeeper from Gravenhurst, Ontario, helped the Lady Cougars post two shutouts during the week as she stopped all seven shots on goal in the two matches combined while playing all 90 minutes in both contests.

The former Gravenhurst High School standout has recorded seven shutouts this year and has been a part of two others as MVNU has nine shutouts total on the season. For her career, she ranks second in school history with 22 shutouts.

The Lady Cougars are currently 10-5-1 overall on the season and finished second in the AMC regular-season standings with an 8-3 conference mark. MVNU will return to action on Friday in the AMC Tournament semifinals at top-seeded Houghton (N.Y.) College where the Lady Cougars will take on No. 3 seed Notre Dame College at 1:15 p.m. The winner will advance to the championship match to take on either Houghton or No. 5 seed Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) College on Saturday at noon. The AMC Tournament champion will receive an automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship Opening Round on November 21.