MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Women’s Soccer Players of the Week. Carol Anne Giannamore-Strickland of Dalton State was named SSAC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Maggie Rickerd of Dalton State was named SSAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive: Carol Anne Giannamore-Strickland (Dalton State – SR – FWD – Ringgold, Ga.)
- This is her first-career weekly honor
- Giannamore-Strickland totaled four goals and one assist on the week in a 2-0 conference week
- She scored in the win over UT Southern and had a hat trick in a 4-0 win over the Toppers
Defensive: Maggie Rickerd (Dalton State – SO – GK – Chattanooga, Tenn.)
- This is her second-career weekly honor
- Rickerd delivered an 11-save shutout against the NAIA’s top scoring team, UT Southern. The win against the Firehawks was the first in program history for the Roadrunners
- She also had a one-save shutout against Blue Mountain Christian
Previous Winners (Offensive, Defensive)
Week 1: Daria Cwynar (Brewton-Parker Christian), Sam De Gier (UT Southern)
Week 2: Cassie Jackson (Faulkner), Alicia Garwood (William Carey)
Week 3: Gabriela Munoz (Brewton-Parker Christian), Kloe Ernst (Mobile)
Week 4: Courtney Hicks (UT Southern), Kamilia Tayebi (UT Southern)
Week 5: Millie Rayner (UT Southern), Aylin Yildirim (Xavier)
Week 6: Millie Rayner (UT Southern), Millie Wilson (Andrew)
Week 7: Julia Gurgel (Xavier), Sam De Gier (UT Southern)
Week 8: Anita Roese (Xavier), Shakiana Dagher (Xavier)
Week 9: Cassie Jackson (Faulkner), Sam De Gier (UT Southern)