Funck wins LSC Offensive Player of the Week
Sophomore Honored by Conference for Second Time
Sept. 22, 2004

PORTALES, N.M. — Eastern New Mexico University sophomore midfielder Anna Funck (Amarillo, TX/Amarillo HS) has been named Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced Tuesday, Sept. 21 by the conference office. It is the second time that the midfielder has been honored by the conference, the first coming the week of Sept. 9, 2003.

Funck tallied two goals and two assists in the Zias’ 6-0 win over the University of Texas at Permian Basin on Saturday, Sept. 18, following up a 3-1 victory over the College of the Southwest on Friday, Sept. 17. With the two victories, the Zias evened up their record at 4-4-0 on the season.

The six points were a career high for Funck, who now has three goals and four assists on the year. She ranks second on the team in both departments, trailing classmate Megan Dozier (So., F, Midland, TX/Midland HS) who has five goals and four assists on the season.

Funck assisted on Dozier’s game-winning tally early on against UTPB, then posted back-to-back goals to blow the game wide open at 3-0. Her first tally of the afternoon was unassisted, while her second was set up by Nicole Johnson (Sr., M, Las Vegas, NM/Cochise CC). Funck later assisted on a tally by Johnson in the closing minutes of the contest.

ENMU has its first home games of the season this weekend against a pair of conference foes. It will play host to Texas Women’s University on Friday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m., and on Saturday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. Texas A&M University-Commerce comes to town.