Vanderbilt's Talavera Named SEC Player of the Week

October 2, 2000
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Vanderbilt's Jen Talavera was named the SEC Women's Soccer Player of the Week, it was announced Monday from the conference office. Talavera is the first Commodore to earn player of the week honors since Lauren Whitt in 1998.

Talavera, a sophomore forward from Kenner, La., made a big splash this past weekend by coming off the bench to score three goals in two games, including the game winner at Alabama. After struggling with injuries early in the season, these were Talavera's first points of the season and vaulted her into a tie for first on the team with three goals and third in points with six.

Against Auburn, Talavera put Vanderbilt on the board first when she took an Erin Higgins assist and scored her first goal of the season. Her second goal of the Auburn game came in more dramatic fashion. With two seconds remaining in regulation and the Commodores down by one goal, Talavera took a Kat Carroll assist and scored to tie the game at two goals apiece. Vanderbilt would go on to defeat Auburn in overtime.

Less than 48 hours later, Talavera pulled off some more heroics in Tuscaloosa, Ala. With Vanderbilt and Alabama tied at one, the sophomore got the turn on a Crimson Tide defender and scored an unassisted goal that would end up being the game winner as the Commodores went on to claim the 2-1 victory.

Talavera and the rest of the Commodores will look to extend their three-game winning streak when they host South Carolina and Florida this weekend in Nashville, Tenn.

 

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