WICHITA, Kan. — Chihiro Iwata of Kansas Wesleyan University and Susann Kaufmann of Ottawa University have earned the KCAC Women's Flag Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from March 24-30 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
Offensive Player of the Week
Chihiro Iwata - Kansas Wesleyan University
Jr. | QB | Tokyo, Japan
Overall Record: 9-3
Conference Record: 6-1
| Opponent |
Opponent Overall Record: |
W/L + Score |
Site (H,A,N) |
| Bethel College |
0-9 |
W 57-0 |
H |
| Graceland University |
6-6 |
W 46-0 |
A |
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| Passing Statistics vs. Bethel |
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| Completions: |
10 |
| Attempts: |
11 |
| Interceptions: |
0 |
| TD's: |
5 |
| Yards: |
125 |
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| Passing Statistics vs. Graceland |
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| Completions: |
24 |
| Attempts: |
31 |
| Interceptions: |
0 |
| TD's: |
6 |
| Yards: |
269 |
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| Rushing Statistics vs. Bethel |
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| Attempts: |
1 |
| Yards: |
10 |
| TD's: |
0 |
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| Rushing Statistics vs. Graceland |
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| Attempts: |
4 |
| Yards: |
21 |
| TD's: |
0 |
Iwata was phenomenal for the Coyotes in two blowout wins. Against Bethel, Iwata was 10-of-11 for 125 yards and five touchdowns. She also ran once for 10 yards. KWU started its drives on average at the Bethel 27 yard line, so there just wasn't yards to gain in the game. Against Graceland, she was 24-of-31 passing for 269 yards and six touchdowns and she rushed four times for 21 yards. For the week, she was 34-of-42 for 394 yards and 11 touchdowns, completing 81 percent of her passes. She also had five rushes for 31 yards on the week. This marks the second time this season Iwata has been named the KCAC Women's Flag Football Offensive Player of the Week.
Defensive Player of the Week
Susann Kaufmann - Ottawa University
R-Sr. | LB | Staten Island, N.Y.
| Opponent |
Opponent Overall Record: |
W/L + Score |
Site (H,A,N) |
| Southwestern College |
5-4 |
W, 34-0 |
A |
| Midland University |
5-6 |
W, 38-7 |
H |
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| Defensive Statistics vs. Southwestern |
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| Solo Tackles: |
1 |
| Assist Tackles: |
0 |
| Tackles for Loss/#: |
1 |
| Yards: |
7 |
| Sacks: |
1 |
| Interceptions: |
0 |
| Pass Break Ups: |
1 |
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| Defensive Statistics vs. Midland |
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| Solo Tackles: |
7 |
| Assist Tackles: |
1 |
| Tackles for Loss/#: |
0 |
| Yards: |
0 |
| Sacks: |
0 |
| Interceptions: |
1 |
| Pass Break Ups: |
0 |
In two games last week, Kaufmann had nine flag pulls, one sack, one interception and one pass breakup. She recorded a 51-yard interception return for a touchdown in OU's victory over Midland. Kaufmann batted the ball out of the air and picked it off before it hit the ground, returning it for a touchdown to give OU the 12-0 lead.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
- Week 1 (Feb. 24): Madysen Carrera, Ottawa (Offense) | Si'Naya Glover, Ottawa (Defense)
- Week 2 (March 3): Tara Llorente, Baker (Offense) | Jukanie Washington, Ottawa (Defense)
- Week 3 (March 10): Chihiro Iwata, Kansas Wesleyan (Offense) | Dejonice Parris, Ottawa (Defense)
- Week 4 (March 17): Angel Ioane Kaio, Midland (Offense) | Kaley Phillips, Baker (Defense)
- Week 5 (March 24): Ciaran DeCuir, Kansas Wesleyan (Offense) | Angel Roman, Kansas Wesleyan (Defense)
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