For their performances last week, Katie O'Malley and Silas Walters are Miami's Athletes of the Week, presented by Skyline Chili for the week of Sept. 1.
 

Female Winner: Katie O'Malley
Katie O'Malley only played in 120/180 minutes of game time this past week and still had six shots and five points on the week. She scored a goal Thursday in a win over Chicago State, and added a goal and an assist in Sunday's shutout of Tennessee Tech. O'Malley, a junior from Western Springs, Ill., is a Business major in the Farmer School of Business.









Male Winner: Silas Walters
Silas Walters had a team-high eight tackles, an interception and two pass breakups versus Wisconsin last Thursday. The fifth-year senior's first career interception came on a fourth-down stop in the end zone to halt the Badger's drive. Walters also downed a punt at the Wisconsin six-yard line. Walters is a redshirt senior Business Analytics major in the Farmer School of Business from West Chester, Ohio