GREENVILLE, SC – Francis Marion University graduate student forward
Tehya Dave' and senior goalkeeper
Erin Grabeel were selected as the Conference Carolinas women's soccer Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week for the period of Sept. 28-Oct. 4.
Dave', a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tallied eight points with two goals and four assists, as Francis Marion University extended its winning streak to five after registering a 2-0 week in Conference Carolinas play.
On Wednesday afternoon, Dave' delivered a sensational performance with five points, including one goal and three assists, in just 51 minutes of action, as the Patriots claimed a 7-0 victory over Ferrum College. She contributed an assist on the opening goal at the 8:20 mark before scoring her eighth goal of the season in the 47th minute to increase the lead to 3-0. Dave' would produce two more assists in the 52nd and 54th minutes in a shutout victory.
Against Lees-McRae on Saturday, Dave' assisted on the opening goal in the 65th minute before netting her ninth goal of 2026 at the 66:11 mark to seal a 2-0 win over the Bobcats.
She ranks among the top five in NCAA Division II and leads the Conference Carolinas with 28 points (9 goals, 10 assists) and paces the league in assists.
Grabeel, a goalkeeper from Gordonsville, Virginia, contributed to a pair of shutouts and registered five saves in two victories for the Patriots.
She entered Wednesday's contest as a reserve and played the final 39:44 while collecting two saves in a 7-0 win over the Panthers. On Saturday at Lees-McRae, the 2025 First-Team All-American made her first start since suffering an injury on Sept. 12 at Wingate. Grabeel made three saves against the Bobcats on six shots faced and earned the clean sheet in a 2-0 win.
Dave' earns the Player of the Week honor for the second time in her career while Grabeel collects the defensive accolade for the fifth time.
The Patriots return to Hartzler Field on Wednesday, Oct. 7, to face the University of Mount Olive at 4:30 p.m. before hosting rival UNC Pembroke on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m.
Dave' has already earned her undergraduate degree and is part of the MBA graduate program at FMU. She is a product of North Catholic High School. Grabeel is majoring in mechanical engineering and is a graduate of Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minn.
