ATHENS, Tenn. – Salome Deneubourg has been named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week for week eight. It is the first time she has been named the honor this season.
 
Truett McConnell women's soccer has now been featured in three weekly honor awards for the 2026 season, the other two being Isabella Hodson for AAC Offensive Player of the Week in weeks four and seven. It's the first time TMU has won the defensive award this year.
 
Deneubourg helped produce on the backend for the Lady Bears with two more shutouts on the year, marking nine straight. The senior also supplied a goal in a 2-0 victory over Pikeville on Saturday on one game-winning shot. She now has two goals and two assists for six total points, which ranked tied-fourth on the team.
 
Deneubourg and the Lady Bears are back in action on Wednesday with a trip to Columbia International at 5 p.m.