MARY CARDONE OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a freshman goalkeeper from San Antonio, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week for matches played Monday, October 3rd through Sunday, October 9th.
She shares this week's honor with senior defender Tara Armstrong of Texas Lutheran University.
Cardone had 12 saves and no goals allowed in 168 minutes of conference play as the Pirates posted two road wins - a 5-0 victory at Centenary on Friday and a 1-0 blanking of Austin College on Sunday.
In addition to making six saves in each contest, Cardone posted the rare goalkeeper assist in Friday's victory at Centenary.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior defender Tara Armstrong of Texas Lutheran University led a TLU defense that did not allow a goal in two shutout victories on the road (vs. Austin and Centenary). A team captain and central defender, Armstrong also notched an assist in the win over Austin. Sophomore defender Madee Gallagher of Trinity University led the third-ranked Tigers to a 5-0 shutout in the team's only game last week, defeating the University of Texas-Dallas on the road. Gallagher and the Tiger defense held the Comets to just three total shots in the game, posting the team's fifth consecutive shutout victory.
| SCAC Women's Soccer Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Erica Coker, Centenary College |
| Week 2 | Mary Cardone, Southwestern University |
| Week 3 | Audrey Silver, Southwestern University |
| Week 4 | Hannah Booher, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Jordan Toso, Schreiner University Julia Kelly, Trinity University |
| Week 6 | Mary Cardone, Southwestern University Tara Armstrong, Texas Lutheran University |
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