STATESBORO - Georgia Southern freshman goalkeeper Katie Oakley has been named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, announced today by league officials.
Oakley notched seven saves in recording a shutout in the Eagles' 0-0 draw at Northern Arizona on Thursday. It was the first collegiate shutout for the Covington, Ga., native and it came in front of a crowd of 700+ in Flagstaff, Ariz., Georgia Southern's first trip to Arizona in program history. Oakley made four first-half saves, then preserved the shutout in the second half with back-to-back point-blank saves on NAU's Josie Novak in the 53rd minute to extend the Eagles' current unbeaten streak to three matches.