Duncan and Morris GSC POW

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For just the second time this season the top ranked West Florida women’s soccer team will sweep the weekly Gulf South Conference Player and Defender of the Week awards. Shakira Duncan (Kingston, Jamaica/Darton College) earns her second Player of the Week honor this season while Kaley Morris (Gulf Breeze, Fla./Gulf Breeze HS) takes home her third career laurel.

Duncan had an outstanding week scoring six goals and assisting on one other as they Lady Argos cruised to two victories over GSC opponents by combined score of 14-2. On Friday afternoon Duncan provided half of the Argo’s offense in a 4-1 win at Alabama-Huntsville. Then on Sunday the junior forward tallied four consecutive second half goals in a 20 minute span to lift the Argos 10-1 over the Statesmen. This season Duncan is averaging 3.57 points per game and 1.5 goals per game which ranks second and third respectively among all of NCAA Division II.

Morris, a Gulf Breeze, Fla. native, headed a great Argonaut defense that limited Alabama-Huntsville and Delta State to a combined seven shots. In the Argos 10-1 victory over Delta State on Sunday, Morris helped limit the Statesmen to two shots while also scoring a goal, her second of the season.

This Friday night the Argos will square off with GSC rival No. 24 North Alabama in one of the biggest games of the season. This match could untimely decided the top seed in next month’s GSC Tournament as both teams stand with a perfect 5-0 conference record. Kickoff is slated for a 7:30pm kickoff and will serve as UWF’s Homecoming match.