STATESBORO - Georgia Southern redshirt freshman forward Elis Nemtsov has been named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, announced today by league officials. Nemtsov tallied three goals in the Eagles' action last week.

The Bradford, Ontario, native scored two second-half goals as Georgia Southern opened up Sun Belt Conference play on Friday with a 4-1 win over Appalachian State. It was her second two-goal match of the season as she also scored twice at Charleston Southern on August 29. Nemtsov then added a second-half goal at SEC foe Ole Miss on Sunday in the Eagles' narrow 2-1 loss to the Rebels.

On the year, Nemtsov has six goals and one assist for 13 points. She is tied for the Eagles' lead in goals scored and ranks second in the Sun Belt in total goals and fourth in total points. Nemtsov is the second Eagle to earn weekly honors from the Sun Belt this season, joining Marcela Montoya (August 31), and it's the first time Georgia Southern has had two weekly conference award winners in the same year since Nora El-Shami was twice the Sun Belt's Player of the Week in 2015.

Nemtsov and the Eagles are next in action on Thursday, playing a 4 p.m. Sun Belt Conference match at Arkansas State.