Soccer's Gaul named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 6, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas freshman goalkeeper Alexa Gaul has been named the Big 12 Conference Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Oct. 2-4, the league announced. It is the first conference accolade for Gaul and the Longhorns' first weekly honor this season. Gaul recorded 12 saves while playing in all 200 minutes of action over the past weekend. In UT's 1-1 double overtime tie against Missouri (Oct. 2), the Naperville, Ill., native posted five saves on six shots on goal while the Horns battled against a MU team that fired a total of 24 shots. The freshman followed up that performance with a career-high seven saves in the Horns' 2-1 win over No. 19/25 Kansas (Oct. 4). In conference action, Gaul is tied for first in saves with 20 and ranks No. 2 with an .870 save percentage. She also ranks fifth in overall matches with a .776 save percentage and is seventh with 38 saves. Gaul and the Longhorns take a break from Big 12 action as they host Loyola University Chicago on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. Central.
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