Huston-Tillotson, Paul Quinn win Week 3 HBCUAC Women's Soccer Weekly Honors

NEW ORLEANS - September 15, 2025 - Huston-Tillotson University forward Caroline Valencia garners Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week. Citlaly Vences captures Defensive Player of the Week. Paul Quinn College's Miranda Tapia earns Freshman of the Week. The women were honored for their performances between September 8-14, the conference announced on Monday.

Valencia netted both goals in a 2-0 victory over North American University on Sunday. It was her third game-winning goal of the season. She ranks third in the conference with four goals.

Vences picked up her second weekly honor after posting her first career shutout against National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III school Concordia University Texas on Wednesday. She made six saves in the contest. Vences leads the conference with a 1.27 goals against average and a .846 save percentage.

Tapia recorded a hat trick and an assist in a 12-0 rout over Arlington Baptist University. Four of her five shots were on goal. She helped Paul Quinn split three matches last week.

Additional women's soccer weekly nominees: Thais Costa (Paul Quinn), Cora Hurst (Paul Quinn), Alyssa Johnson (Talladega), Julia Moreara (Paul Quinn), Alexse Orozco (Wiley)

2025 HBCUAC Women's Soccer Players of the Week

About the HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.