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American State Bank Raider Athletes of the Week

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern College athletics has named football student-athlete Solomon Tea and women's soccer student-athlete Mya Cole as the Raider Athletes of the Week, presented by American State Bank, for their performances during the week of September 2nd.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Solomon Tea, Football
  • Tea (Fr., Sioux Center, Iowa) made his first career start for the Raiders count rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns.
  • The freshman running back averaged 4.4 yards per carry in Saturday's 40-0 win over Waldorf.
  • Tea carried the rock 21 times and also reeled in one pass for 15 yards for the Raiders.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Mya Cole, Women's Soccer
  • Cole (So., Rapid City, S.D.) was a force scoring a goal and adding an assist in soccer's two wins. 
  • Offensively, she scored her first career goal on a penalty kick from 30 yards out in Wednesday's win over William Penn.
  • Cole also showed strong defense, helping her squad to two shutouts last week.
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Players Mentioned

Solomon Tea

#1 Solomon Tea

RB
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Mya Cole

#4 Mya Cole

D
5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Solomon Tea

#1 Solomon Tea

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Mya Cole

#4 Mya Cole

5' 5"
Sophomore
D