SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Western Carolina junior goalkeeper Caitlin Williams has been named the Southern Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Week for all games played October 20-26. Williams recorded two shutout victories as Western Carolina earned road wins at Furman (2-0) and Wofford (1-0) last week.
Williams made four saves against Furman Friday night and picked up two more against the Terriers Sunday afternoon. Her shutout against Wofford gave her nine for the season, breaking her own school record of eight which she set last year. Williams has not allowed a goal for 324 minutes, dating back to the 56th minute of the College of Charleston match on October 16.
The Liberty, S.C., native is third in the conference with a 0.77 goals against average. She is third in the conference with 72 saves and her nine shutouts is tied for the league lead.
The Catamounts (7-6-5, 4-3-3 SoCon) close out the season Friday night at home against Appalachian State.
Other top performers this week were Appalachian State's Caroline Clark, The Citadel's Amy Loughran, Davidson's Kyri Bye-Nagel, Elon's Alanna Winsper, UNC Greensboro's Lauren Hein, Samford's Natalie Flemming, Chattanooga's Donna-Kay Henry and Wofford's Rachel Blackburn.
SoCon Player of the Week
Sept. 1 - Alexa Jones, Furman
Sept. 8 - Martha Hall, Furman
Sept. 15 - Alyssa Whitehead, Samford
Sept. 22 - Lauren Hein, UNC Greensboro
Sept. 29 - Molly Calpin, Elon
Oct. 6 - Jessica Smith, Furman
Oct. 13 - Sydney Little, Elon
Oct. 20 - Leah Leppert, Samford
Oct. 27 - Caitlin Williams, Western Carolina