Tova Torstensson

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/12/2011
  • Sport
    Women's Soccer
  • School
    Embry-Riddle
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Defender
  • Hometown
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • High School
    Skvaderne Upper Secondary

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Sun Conference announced Embry-Riddles’s Tova Torstensson as the league’s women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 11 on Monday.

Torstensson anchored the Eagles' defense as ERAU earned a 2-1 win over No. 9 Concordia (Calif.) and a 1-1 draw against No. 21 Graceland (Iowa) during the week. The sophomore from Stockholm, Sweden played every minute in both overtime matches.

Other Nominees
Karleigh Smoak, Southeastern
Natalia Gomez, Florida Memorial
Andrea Owens, Warner
Jackie Gonzalez, Ave Maria