LSU’s senior goalkeeper Catalina Rubiano was named Southeastern Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week after earning her fifth clean sheet of the year against the University of Arkansas on Thursday, the league office announced Monday.
Rubiano saved six shots to lead the Tigers (9-4-3, 3-4-1 Southeastern Conference) to a 1-0 win over the Razorbacks. Her performance catapulted LSU back into qualifying position for the SEC Tournament.
The New Orleans native saw limited action last season but earned a starting role during this offseason. She is tied for 17th in the nation with 61 saves to go along with a 76 percent save rate.
Her six saves against Arkansas were the third most saves she had in a game this season. Rubiano’s 12 saves against No. 12 University of Florida were good enough for a career high.