NORFOLK, Va. - Senior Emily Roberts (Severn, Md.) of the Old Dominion women's soccer team was named the C-USA Defensive Player of the Week, while teammate Kasey Perry (Dayton, Ohio) garnered C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week honors, league officials announced on Tuesday.
In Thursday's 2-0 away win against UTSA, Roberts was outstanding defending against a late onslaught from the home team, making two game winning challenges in front of the goal. On Sunday against UAB, she was key in allowing the Blazers to only one shot on goal throughout the game. This is Roberts and the ODU defense's third consecutive shutout and the captain's performance has helped put ODU on top of the league's East region standings.