ST. LOUIS - Freshman Natalie Vaught scored a goal and tallied an assist for the second straight match last Friday against Murray State, earning the Sycamore rookie the Missouri Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week award as announced by the league office.

Vaught has been selected for the award the last two weeks, as the freshman as racked up seven points on a pair of goals and three assists in her last three games.

In Friday's 2-0 victory, the Florence, Ky., native opened up the scoring in the 15^th minute, taking advantage of a mistake in the MSU defensive half to evade the keeper and give ISU the lead. Vaught got right back into the attack for ISU's second goal, picking up an assist as her shot on goal was blocked to senior Seyma Erenli, who put the ball away. For the season, Vaught leads Indiana State with seven points on her two goals and three assists.

Vaught and the Sycamores have three road matches on their schedule this week, coming in a span of five days. ISU begins the road trip at Purdue on Wednesday, Sept. 14, before continuing against Ohio on Friday, Sept. 16, and Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, Sept. 18.