The University of San Francisco women's soccer team begins its 2018 season on Friday when it takes on Drake at the Montana Cup hosted by Montana. Yesterday, we took a look at the Dons' attack, today we will preview the group charged with keeping the ball out of the Dons' net, the defenders and keepers.
At 8-10-2 the Dons had their second-best season in the last 10 years. A big reason for that was the play by the Dons when the ball was on their side of the field. USF finished the year with 132 saves which ranked first in the WCC, however, the Dons were ninth in the conference last year in goals allowed, averaging 1.