Milwaukee, Wis. - Gabriella Baltes of Illinois Tech Women's Soccer earned Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Student-Athlete of the Week honors for Women's Soccer - Defensive Player, for her performance for the Scarlet Hawks this past week.

Baltes, a senior defender and Biochemistry major from Plymouth, Minnesota, continued to lead the Scarlet Hawks defensive play last week, as Illinois Tech limited their opponents to only 4 shots and no goals as the Hawks went 2-0 in NACC play. Baltes also added a goal in each match. On Wednesday at Benedictine, Baltes helped limit the Eagles to only one shot, while scoring the team's 2nd goal in the 13th minute off a free-kick scramble at the goal mouth in the Hawks' 5-0 victory. On Saturday in their home match against Marian, Baltes and the defense allowed only 3 shots, and Baltes scored the team's 4th goal in the 28th minute off a corner kick in the team's eventual 7-0 win over the Sabres. Baltes now has 5 goals on the season for 10 points, and has led the Hawks' defense in shutting out all NACC opponents all season.