RICHELLE BYRD OF BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE, a freshman goalkeeper from Birmingham, Ala., has been named the SCAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, August 30 through Sunday, September 5.

Byrd started her collegiate career with two straight shutouts this past week and played every minute leading the Panthers to their first 2-0 start since joining the SCAC.

Byrd made seven total saves for a 1.000 save percentage while allowing no goals for a 0.00 goals against average.