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10/19/2026 2:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Beltran earns weekly honor after helping Lions complete thrilling comeback at Penn
PRINCETON, N.J. — Columbia women's soccer senior forward Maia Beltran was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week for games played October 12-18, following her performance in the Lions' dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Penn on Saturday. The league office announced its weekly selections on Monday afternoon.
The victory improved Columbia to 3-1 in Ivy League play heading into Saturday's road matchup against Yale at 2 p.m.
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Beltran played a key role in Columbia's third consecutive Ivy League victory, helping the Lions erase a two-goal deficit in the final 15 minutes to remain tied atop the conference standings.
Trailing 2-0 in the 75th minute, Beltran sparked the comeback by converting a penalty kick just 81 seconds after Penn doubled its lead. Columbia equalized less than two minutes later before Beltran delivered the corner kick that set up Krystal Medina's game-winning goal in the 89th minute.
This is the first Ivy accolade of the California product's career. It is the third weekly award for the Lions this season, following two Defensive Player of the Week selections for Smantha Mahoney.The victory improved Columbia to 3-1 in Ivy League play heading into Saturday's road matchup against Yale at 2 p.m.
For the latest on the Columbia women's soccer program, follow @CULionsWSOC on X, Instagram, Facebook at Facebook.com/ColumbiaWSoccer and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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