Oct. 11, 1999

Notre Dame junior women?s soccer All-American midfielder Anne Makinen was named the BIG EAST Conference offensive player of the week after scoring three goals and recording an assist in Notre Dame?s three wins last week. In the 4-1 win over 16th-ranked Michigan, Makinen broke a 1-1 tie with her first goal of the game just 2:05 before halftime and then helped the Irish pull away quickly with the game-winning goal just 2:25 into the second half. She helped the Irish clinch the Mid-Atlantic division by scoring the game-winning goal against West Virginia with a blast from 22 yards out on the right wing as the Irish won 5-1. She capped off Notre Dame’s 3-0-0 week with an assist on Jenny Streiffer’s gamewinner against Pittsburgh as the Irish finished 6-0-0 in the Mid-Atlantic division with a 5-0 victory over the Panthers.

For the week, Makinen finished with three goals and an assists for seven points in three wins. She currently stands fourth in scoring for the sixth-ranked Irish with seven goals and five assists for 21 points in nine games played. The offensive player-of-the-week award marks the second in Makinen?s career and the second in as many weeks after Jenny Heft last week.