Eastern Michigan Athletics
Bauer, Takacsy Named MAC Soccer Players of the Week
10/6/2026 2:00:00 PM | Soccer
Each student-athlete earned recognition for first time
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Annalyse Bauer and Rosalie Takacsy were named MAC Players of the Week for the Eastern Michigan University soccer team as the MAC revealed its weekly winners Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Bauer (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) and Takacsy (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) connected on a corner kick goal to lead Eastern over Ball State, Oct. 1, as Takacsy's lofted ball found Bauer's head to put EMU up, 1-0, in the 43rd minute.
Bauer has emerged as a budding star in her freshman season, netting one goal in each of the last two matches while seeing her top-two minute totals of the season. Bauer netted the game-winning goal against Ball State, Oct. 1, before putting Eastern ahead with a 41st-minute goal against Kent State, Oct. 4. Bauer set a career high with 54 minutes played against the Cardinals before seeing 53 minutes of action against the Golden Flashes.
Takacsy has been a mainstay for Eastern, playing all 90 minutes in each of the last three matches. Takacsy's assist against Ball State, Oct. 1, yielded the game-winner while her presence on the pitch helped Eastern secure two wins last week.
Eastern improved to 4-0-1 in MAC play and EMU's 13 points through five matches are its most since 1999. Eastern's 4-0 start at home represents the first time EMU has been 4-0 at home since 2014.
Christie Fransen (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster/Bowling Green) and Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) have been honored by the MAC twice this season while Reese Carpenter (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame/Creighton) has been recognized once.
More on Eastern's previous MAC Player of the Week honors can be found below:
Week 3 release
Week 6 release
Week 7 release
2026 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1 (August 18): Meaghan Cochrane, Ohio (Offensive); Eva Blatz, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 2 (August 25): Ella Zoerhoof, Toledo (Offensive); Taylor Green, Bowling Green (Defensive); Payton O'Malley, Bowling Green (Goalkeeper)
Week 3 (September 1): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Reese Carpenter, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4 (September 8): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Coltie Carson, Miami (Co-Defensive); Emme Butera, Bowling Green (Co-Defensive); Payton O'Malley, Bowling Green (Co-Goalkeeper); Leah Shaffer, Kent State (Co-Goalkeeper)
Week 5 (September 15): Caroline Dickson, UMass (Offensive); Libby Fisher, UMass (Defensive); Leah Nisenfield, UMass (Goalkeeper)
Week 6 (September 22): Rachel Wenzel, Akron (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Paige Dornheggen, Toledo (Goalkeeper)
Week 7 (September 29): Simone Sharpless, Western Michigan (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 8 (October 6): Annalyse Bauer, Eastern Michigan (Offensive); Rosalie Takacsy, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Up Next
Eastern Michigan hosts Miami University Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m.
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Bauer (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) and Takacsy (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) connected on a corner kick goal to lead Eastern over Ball State, Oct. 1, as Takacsy's lofted ball found Bauer's head to put EMU up, 1-0, in the 43rd minute.
Bauer has emerged as a budding star in her freshman season, netting one goal in each of the last two matches while seeing her top-two minute totals of the season. Bauer netted the game-winning goal against Ball State, Oct. 1, before putting Eastern ahead with a 41st-minute goal against Kent State, Oct. 4. Bauer set a career high with 54 minutes played against the Cardinals before seeing 53 minutes of action against the Golden Flashes.
Takacsy has been a mainstay for Eastern, playing all 90 minutes in each of the last three matches. Takacsy's assist against Ball State, Oct. 1, yielded the game-winner while her presence on the pitch helped Eastern secure two wins last week.
Eastern improved to 4-0-1 in MAC play and EMU's 13 points through five matches are its most since 1999. Eastern's 4-0 start at home represents the first time EMU has been 4-0 at home since 2014.
Christie Fransen (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster/Bowling Green) and Ella Holland (Dunwoody, Ga./Dunwoody/Samford) have been honored by the MAC twice this season while Reese Carpenter (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame/Creighton) has been recognized once.
More on Eastern's previous MAC Player of the Week honors can be found below:
Week 3 release
Week 6 release
Week 7 release
2026 MAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week
Week 1 (August 18): Meaghan Cochrane, Ohio (Offensive); Eva Blatz, Buffalo (Defensive); Lexie Thompson, Buffalo (Goalkeeper)
Week 2 (August 25): Ella Zoerhoof, Toledo (Offensive); Taylor Green, Bowling Green (Defensive); Payton O'Malley, Bowling Green (Goalkeeper)
Week 3 (September 1): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Reese Carpenter, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 4 (September 8): Monica Curry, UMass (Offensive); Coltie Carson, Miami (Co-Defensive); Emme Butera, Bowling Green (Co-Defensive); Payton O'Malley, Bowling Green (Co-Goalkeeper); Leah Shaffer, Kent State (Co-Goalkeeper)
Week 5 (September 15): Caroline Dickson, UMass (Offensive); Libby Fisher, UMass (Defensive); Leah Nisenfield, UMass (Goalkeeper)
Week 6 (September 22): Rachel Wenzel, Akron (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Paige Dornheggen, Toledo (Goalkeeper)
Week 7 (September 29): Simone Sharpless, Western Michigan (Offensive); Christie Fransen, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Ella Holland, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 8 (October 6): Annalyse Bauer, Eastern Michigan (Offensive); Rosalie Takacsy, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Dominique Popa, Miami (Goalkeeper)
Up Next
Eastern Michigan hosts Miami University Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m.
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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