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Holland Named MAC Goalkeeper of the Week for Second Time This Season
10/21/2025 2:00:00 PM | Soccer
Holland stopped 20 shots over two matches
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Redshirt junior Ella Holland was named Mid-American Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for the Eastern Michigan University soccer team for the second time this season. The MAC revealed its weekly winners Tuesday, Oct. 21.
Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) provided another standout week, making 20 saves over two matches while conceding just one goal. Holland is the first Eagle to win multiple Player of the Week honors in the same season since Sabrina McNeill did so during the spring 2021 season.
Holland, who leads the MAC in saves and save percentage, made 12 stops against Western Michigan, Oct. 16, before making eight saves against Akron, Oct. 19, her fifth match with at least eight saves this season. Her clean sheet against the Zips was her fifth of the season and fourth during MAC play.
Holland's 76 saves during MAC play are twice as many as the next closest keeper while her robust .927 save percentage during conference action is .083 higher than the next closest keeper.
2025 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Luisa Fragnoli, Akron (Defensive); Sara Bower, Akron (Goalkeeper)
Week 2: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Allison Collins, Kent State (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 3: Drew Martin, Western Michigan (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Reagan Sulaver, Western Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Frederique St.-Jean, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 5: Emma Stransky, Bowling Green (Offensive); Meredith Vance, Western Michigan (Defensive); Celeste Sloma, Ohio (Goalkeeper)
Week 6: Avery Peters, Western Michigan (Offensive); Kelsey Salopek, Kent State (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 7: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Week 8: Marissa Foster, Buffalo (Offensive; Heidi Thomasma, Western Michigan (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 9: Caroline Dickson, UMass (Offensive); Jordyn Klaasen, Ball State (Defensive); Leah Nisenfeld, UMass (Goalkeeper)
Week 10: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Up Next
Eastern Michigan hosts Northern Illinois University Sunday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. at Scicluna Field.
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Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) provided another standout week, making 20 saves over two matches while conceding just one goal. Holland is the first Eagle to win multiple Player of the Week honors in the same season since Sabrina McNeill did so during the spring 2021 season.
Holland, who leads the MAC in saves and save percentage, made 12 stops against Western Michigan, Oct. 16, before making eight saves against Akron, Oct. 19, her fifth match with at least eight saves this season. Her clean sheet against the Zips was her fifth of the season and fourth during MAC play.
Holland's 76 saves during MAC play are twice as many as the next closest keeper while her robust .927 save percentage during conference action is .083 higher than the next closest keeper.
2025 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Luisa Fragnoli, Akron (Defensive); Sara Bower, Akron (Goalkeeper)
Week 2: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Allison Collins, Kent State (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 3: Drew Martin, Western Michigan (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Reagan Sulaver, Western Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Frederique St.-Jean, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 5: Emma Stransky, Bowling Green (Offensive); Meredith Vance, Western Michigan (Defensive); Celeste Sloma, Ohio (Goalkeeper)
Week 6: Avery Peters, Western Michigan (Offensive); Kelsey Salopek, Kent State (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 7: Jasmine Guerber, Buffalo (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Week 8: Marissa Foster, Buffalo (Offensive; Heidi Thomasma, Western Michigan (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 9: Caroline Dickson, UMass (Offensive); Jordyn Klaasen, Ball State (Defensive); Leah Nisenfeld, UMass (Goalkeeper)
Week 10: Addie Chester, Ball State (Offensive); Mira Pierre-Webster, Western Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Up Next
Eastern Michigan hosts Northern Illinois University Sunday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. at Scicluna Field.
Follow Us
For the most up-to-date information on the Eagles, continue to visit EMUEagles.com. Fans can also follow the team on social media, including Twitter (@EMUSoccer) and Instagram (@EMUSoccer).
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