Jackets’ Guy HLC Player of the Week (9/19/06)

BILLINGS, MT –Montana State-Billings women’s soccer player Jelisa Guy was named Heartland Conference Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 11-17.  The award is Guy’s first and the program’s fourth straight this season.  Guy joins teammates Ally Stroup, Samantha Boehm, Abby Bennett, Brittney Sandau, and Megan Plank on the list of Lady Jacket soccer honorees. 

Jelisa Guy, a freshman midfielder from Kalispell, Montana broke numerous school records in leading Montana State-Billings to an 18-1 win over Texas A&M – International on Saturday, improving the Yellowjackets’ record to start the season to a school-record 9-0-0.  Guy found the net five times and assisted on four other goals for 14 points, setting school single game records for goals, assists and points.  Guy fired 11 shots in the game, seven of which were on goal.  In Tuesday’s 2-0 upset road win against defending Heartland champion Incarnate Word, Guy had three shots, two shots-on-goal and an assist.  She now ranks second in the conference for points, goals and assists.

The Lady Jackets play Rocky Mountain College Wednesday at Daylis Stadium.  It will be the first collegiate night soccer game in Montana with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m.