CLEVELAND – Western Michigan sophomore forward Suzuna Shibukawa and junior goalkeeper Hannah Sargent both earned Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week awards, announced by the MAC on Wednesday morning.
 
Shibukawa was named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after helping the women's soccer team start off the season 2-0 last week. In the 1-0 win at Northern Illinois she helped provide energy and attacking threat off the bench. In Sunday's 4-0 win over Eastern Michigan she had a career day on the pitch. Shibukawa netted WMU's first goal of the game early in the second half to break the scoreless tie after heading in a corner kick from Jenna Blackburn. She pushed the lead to 2-0 after scoring from a direct free kick just outside the box, opting to go around EMU's wall and slot it into the bottom-right corner of the net. Shibukawa assisted on WMU's third goal of the game to help put it out of reach. Her five points were a career high and it was her first collegiate multi-goal game.
 
Sargent made three saves to earn her first shutout of the season in the Broncos' win over the Huskies. Against the Eagles she made five saves in the first half, helping keep the game tied at 0-0 as EMU opened the game up on the attack. She had to be subbed out due to injury in the second half but Maggie Rogers helped the pair earn the combined clean sheet.
 
The Broncos are on the road this week, heading to Ball State to take on the Cardinals on Friday at 2 p.m.