BYU freshman goalkeeper Erika Woodbury has been named Mountain West Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after posting her first two career shutout victories. This is the first career weekly honor for Woodbury and the first BYU player honored this season.
A true freshman from Murrieta, Calif., Woodbury has anchored the BYU defense in two victories over Utah State and Gonzaga last week. In the 2-0 Cougar victory over Utah State, she played all 90 minutes in goal, saving three shots. Woodbury saved two more shots in 81 minutes of action, holding Gonzaga scoreless for only the second time this season, in a 3-0 win.
Woodbury began starting for the Cougars in just the second game of the season against a talented Kansas squad. Today, she has a total of 14 saves and a goal-against average of 1.18 in five games.
The BYU women's soccer team finished its five-game homestand going 3-2. The team now heads to southern California to face USC Thursday Sept. 16 and Loyola Marymount Saturday Sept. 18.