RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – East Central University soccer received two of the three Great American Conference players of the week for Oct. 31. Sophomore Alyssa Butler was named the GAC Defender of the Week and junior Chloe Hull earned GAC Goalkeeper of the Week honors.

It is the second time that Butler and Hull were honored by the league this season, and the fourth overall for Hull as Goalkeeper of the Week.

Butler helped the Tiger defense get ECU into the 2017 GAC Championship Tournament, with a 1-0 win over Ouachita last week. She was part of the defensive core that blocked 10 shots in two matches in the final week of regular-season action.

Hull went 1-1 in the net allowing just one goal and recording 14 saves. She earned her fifth shutout of the season against Ouachita and earned a 0.49 goals against average for the week.

The Tigers will face Oklahoma Baptist, Thursday, Nov. 2 in the semifinals of the GAC Championship in Shawnee, Okla. at 6 p.m.