The Volante’s Athlete of the Week: Klarissa Vega

As the South Dakota Coyotes came off a 2-1 against North Dakota on Sunday, one individual stood out above all to earn herself the title of The Volante’s Athlete of the Week: Klarissa Vega.

In the Pink Out game on Oct. 5, the redshirt freshman scored the second goal in addition to Brooke Conway’s first goal.

Vega currently leads the Coyotes in goals scored with seven on the season. She is tied for second on the team with two season assists.

She had a multi-scoring game against Morningside with two goals. In her most recent games, she added a goal to her stats against Wyoming on Sept. 21 and Northern Colorado on Sept. 11.

Vega is a Menifee, California, native studying Kinesiology & Sport Management.

The soccer team will be back on the field facing Kansas City on Oct. 9 in Kansas City, beginning at 7:00 p.m.