Joiner Named MVC Player of the Week
 After leading the Valpo soccer team to an impressive come-from-behind victory over Milwaukee last week, senior forward Addy Joiner (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
With the Beacons trailing 1-0 as the clock passed 70 minutes elapsed, Joiner first picked up an assist, sending in a sliding cross which Sam Gountounas finished to level the match at 1-1. Then, with less than three minutes remaining, one more moment of magic from the senior turned the draw into a win, as Joiner brought down a long free kick and worked around two defenders to finish from 15 yards out for the go-ahead goal.
Joiner’s pair of goal contributions lifted the Beacons to the win over one of the nation’s most dominant mid-major programs, as Milwaukee ended last season with an RPI of 36. The comeback was impressive in and of itself, irrespective of opponent, as Valpo had not won a match in regulation it trailed after 70 minutes since 2005.
Sunday’s performance for Joiner was another page in the scrapbook of an already impressive career in the Brown and Gold. Her goal was the 20th of her career, making her just the sixth player in program history to score 20 career goals and moving her into a tie for fifth place with Kendall Brown. Joiner is also now tied for fifth in program history with seven career match-winning goals and tied for sixth all-time with 45 career points.
Joiner earned the fifth weekly honor of her career from the MVC office, four of which have been Player of the Week nods. She was named Freshman of the Week once as a rookie in 2021, was a two-time Player of the Week as a sophomore and recorded one Player of the Week selection as a junior.