WPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK 12

Saint Louis Athletica forward Eniola Aluko won the WPS of the Week for Week 12 on Tuesday.

Aluko scored just before halftime to lead visiting Athletica to a 1-0 win over the Boston Breakers. St. Louis moved into third place with the win.

The Englishwoman finished a through ball from Kendall Fletcher for the only goal in three WPS matches this week and her third of the season.

"Absolutely brilliant ball from Kendall Fletcher," said Aluko. "She put me right in to the channel and I just knew I had to finish. Thankfully it went through the goalkeeper's legs and we got the win away from home."

Aluko is the third Athletica player to receive Player of the Week honors, joining Lori Chalupny (Week 7) and Jillian Loyden (Week 9).

Aluko has been playing well over the past couple of games for Athletica and is a vital player in their quest for silverware. She has started in 8 games , scored 3 goals and has an assist to Amanda Cinalli's debut goal against Sky Blue FC. With her speed and willingness to run into the channels she offers her teammates plenty of options in attack and she gives defenders the runaround keeping them on their toes.