MARIAH ESCAJEDA OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,a freshman goalkeeper from Boerne, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 21st through Sunday, October 27th.

Escajeda recorded her third and fourth shutouts this season with a pair of shutouts over the weekend. She recorded eight saves and allowed no goals in 180 minutes of action. Helping the Pirates set a new SU record for most conference wins in a season.

For the season, Escajeda is leading the SCAC in shutouts per game with five shutouts for a percentage of .33. She is second in the SCAC in saves percentage with a total of 60 saves and a percentage of .822.