IRVING, Texas -- After anchoring Charlotte's backline to a pair of clean sheets last week, Sydney Smith was named the American Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday afternoon (Sept. 9).
Smith played all 180 minutes on the pitch last week and helped keep opponents off the scoreboard for a 1-0 win over Campbell and a 0-0 draw with No. 25 Clemson. The win was Charlotte's first victory of the season while Sunday's draw with the Tigers marked just the sixth result against a ranked opponent in program history and the first since 2017.