HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech senior forward Julia Pietila has been named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Monday. The honor marks the first of her career.

Pietila, hailing from Hartland, Michigan, helped the Huskies play to a weekend split in the first conference road trip of the season, falling to Purdue Northwest 2-1 Friday and a feel-good 6-0 win at Roosevelt on Sunday.

In Sunday's win, the senior forward posted a four-point effort with two goals and an assist in just 44 minutes on the pitch. She sits atop the GLIAC with six goals in seven games played, two game-winning goals and 13 points (six goals and one assist). 

Her performance helped the Huskies to a 4-3 record overall and 2-2 in the loop. 

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