IRVING, Texas – Just one day removed from earning All-Big 12 First Team honors, UCF senior forward Naomi Clark has been named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday morning.
Clark earned the conference’s final Offensive Player of the Week honor following a six-point output in the regular-season finale last Thursday against Iowa State. Clark not only recorded another multi-goal performance with her second brace of the year, but she also notched a pair of assists for the second time in 2026 to help lead the Knights to a dominant 7-0 win over the Cyclones.
The native of Parker, Colorado, wasted no time making her mark, opening the scoring in the seventh minute before recording an assist on UCF's second goal in the 23rd minute. Clark then netted her second goal of the match just five minutes later, giving the Knights a 3-0 lead in the 28th minute. With UCF holding a commanding 5-0 advantage early in the second half, she capped her stellar performance by assisting on a give-and-go goal with teammate Sophia May in the 55th minute.
The Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honor marks Clark's second such accolade of the season. She previously earned the award on Sept. 2 after recording the first hat trick of her career in UCF's non-conference victory over UAB.
Clark will enter Monday evening’s quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Tournament tied for the league lead with 13 goals. She also ranks first in goals per game (0.76) and points per game (1.82). Her 31 points too rank her second in the conference. Nationally, Clark ranks among the NCAA's top 20 in goals per game (16th), total goals (18th), points (18th) and points per game (18th).
UP NEXT
Clark and the seventh-seeded Knights will open play in the 2026 Big 12 Tournament presented by Allstate on Monday at 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT against the No. 2 seed Texas Tech. The winning team will advance to Wednesday’s semifinal round, while the losing side will be eliminated.
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