CEDAR CITY, Utah-Tuesday, Southern Utah women’s soccer confirmed Thunderbirds goalkeeper Brianna Aldridge was named as the Big Sky Conference’s defensive player of the week.
In a 2-0 win over UNLV last Thursday, Aldridge, a redshirt freshman out of Maple Valley, Wash., earned her first career win and shutout. Aldridge made 10 saves as well in the win over the Rebels.
While Nevada scored two goals in a 2-1 win over SUU on Sunday, both of the Wolfpack’s goals came via penalty kicks.
In the loss to Nevada, Aldridge posted two more saves.
Because of her excellence, Aldridge was also nominated for HERO Sports’ HERO of the week for women’s soccer.
Aldridge leads the Big Sky Conference in saves after two weeks, having netted 30 saves on the season.
She is also second in the Big Sky in save percentage, as it is currently at .789.
