NEW ORLEANS – James Madison redshirt sophomore midfielder Aleigha Arndt and Marshall senior defender Angel Fowler earned the 2025 campaign’s final Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week honors after leading their teams to league wins on the final night of the regular season.
Arndt becomes the second James Madison player to earn Offensive Player of the Week recognition this season after Ginny Lackey accomplished the feat on Oct. 14. Fowler is also the second Marshall player to receive a Defensive Player of the Week nod after Kajsa Ekstrom was also honored on Oct. 14.
Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Aleigha Arndt, James Madison
(R-So. | M | Moseley, Va.)
During JMU's 4-2 road victory over Texas State in its regular season finale on Oct. 29, Arndt scored a goal and assisted on another to help the Dukes finish the regular season unbeaten in seven of their last eight contests. Arndt scored just over minute into the second half to increase James Madison’s lead to 3-1 on what proved to be the game-winning goal. Her performance made her the third JMU player with at least 10 points scored this season.
Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Angel Fowler, Marshall
(Sr. | D | Sutton, London, England)
Fowler netted Marshall's first hat trick since 2021 with three goals in the team's 5-0 home win over Southern Miss in the regular season finale on Oct. 29. The three goals were the first three of the season for the senior center back who guided the Herd’s back line to its sixth shutout of the season and the fourth clean sheet in the team’s last five outings.
2025 Sun Belt Women’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Ellie Garrison, M, App State
Week 2 – Geovanna Souza, F, Marshall
Week 3 – Andrea Iljkic, F, South Alabama
Week 4 – Riley Mullen, M, Old Dominion
Week 5 – Aaliyah Faddoul, F, Georgia State
Week 6 – Skylar Blaise, F, ULM
Week 7 – Mady Soumare, F, Texas State
Week 8 – Skylar Blaise, F, ULM
Week 9 – Ginny Lackey, F, James Madison
Week 10 – Carson Glenn, F, Louisiana
Week 11 – Miku Kurihara, F, Louisiana
Week 12 – Aleigha Arndt, M, James Madison
2025 Sun Belt Women’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
Week 1 – Selma Rajakangas, D, James Madison
Week 2 – Ashlynn Kulha, D, Old Dominion
Week 3 – Jordan Yang, D, James Madison
Week 4 – Libby Holmes, D, ULM
Week 5 – Taylor Richards, GK, Troy
Week 6 – Brooklyn Escobar, GK, Texas State
Week 7 – Taylor Richards, GK, Troy
Week 8 – Gry Boe Thrysøe, M, Old Dominion
Week 9 – Kajsa Ekstrom, D, Marshall
Week 10 – Sierra Giorgio, GK, South Alabama
Week 11 – Sofia DeCerb, GK, James Madison
Week 12 – Angel Fowler, D, Marshall