Oct 01, 2024

⚽ Lopez is KJCCC Division I Goalkeeper of the Week

Posted Oct 01, 2024 10:26 PM
Image Courtesy HutchCC Sports Information
Image Courtesy HutchCC Sports Information

HutchCC Sports Information

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Community College freshman goalkeeper Marina Lopez was named the KJCCC Division I Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week on Tuesday.

Lopez is the first Blue Dragon goalkeeper and the third overall player to earn Jayhawk Conference weekly honors this season. Both Haley Rogers and Kira Artmann were named Players of the Week on Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, respectively.

In her lone action last week, the freshman from Belo Horizonte, Brazil earned a shutout victory in a 1-0 win for No. 17 Hutchinson over Garden City on Saturday in Garden City.

Lopez had four saves in her second shutout of the season, making diving save without allowing a rebound to keep the Dragons in the lead with 12 minutes to play in the second half.

So far this season, Lopez is 2-0-1 with two shutouts.

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN’S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK WINNERS

Week 2 – Haley Rogers, Player

Week 3 – Kira Artmann, Player

Week 6 – Marina Lopez, Goalkeeper