COLORADO SPRINGS -- Senior All-American Aleisha Rose was named Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Cougars (4-1-1) to a 2-1 record last week and setting three school records.
Rose, a native of Lakewood, Colo., provided much of the offensive firepower for the Cougars this week as the team recorded a 5-0 route over Southern Utah and a 2-1 upset victory over No. 14 Kentucky.
Against SUU on Monday Sept. 8, Rose racked up four assists with four different Cougars in the team's fourth consecutive shutout to start the season. Her performance ranks first all-time on the BYU record books for most assists in a single game as well as the most assists ever recorded by one player at South Stadium. With her assist on Terra Bigelow's goal in the 52nd minute of the game, Rose became the No. 1 all-time career assist leader at BYU, passing Michelle J. Peterson who set the mark in 2000 with 38 career assists.
That weekend while playing in the Kentucky Invitational against No. 14 Kentucky, Rose found the back of the net in the 24th minute to tie the game at 1-1 in the first period. Then with time winding down, Rose connected with senior Lydia Ojuka in the 85th minute for the game-winning goal as Rose was credited with the assist.
To cap off the week Rose was named to the Kentucky Invitational's all-tournament team along with teammates Charlene Lui and Lydia Ojuka. In all Rose set three BYU records, tallied five assists, and scored a goal of her own in last week's games.
Rose and the Cougars return home this weekend for games against Montana on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7:00 p.m. and Idaho State on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 8:00 p.m. at South Stadium following the football game.