Rodriguez Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of Week
March 15, 2021 | Women's Soccer
UCLA senior Karina Rodriguez has been named the Pac-12 Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Rodriguez, a native of Torrance, Calif., played the full 90 minutes in each of UCLA's shutout wins on the road, a 1-0 win at Colorado and a 2-0 victory at Utah. The Bruins' defensive leader in both games, she helped limit the Buffaloes to just two shots on goal and the Utes to three. UCLA's 8-0 start is its best in 20 years when the 2001 team won its first 11 games
This is the first Pac-12 weekly award for Rodriguez this season and third of her career. She is the third different UCLA player to win the Defensive Player of the Week award this year.
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week: Feb. 9 - Nicole Douglas, ASU; Feb. 15 – Olivia Nguyen, Arizona State; Feb. 22 – Tara McKeown, USC; Mar. 1 – Abby Schwartz, Oregon State; Mar. 8 – Mia Fishel, UCLA; Mar. 15 – Nicole Douglas, ASU.
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week: Feb. 9 – Lucy Parker, UCLA; Feb. 15 – Hannah Sharts, Colorado; Feb. 22 – Mykiaa Minniss, Washington State; Mar. 1 – Kaillen Fried, Oregon State; Mar. 8 – Jacey Pederson, UCLA; Mar. 15 – Karina Rodriguez, UCLA.
Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week: Feb. 9 – Lauren Brzykcy, UCLA; Feb. 15 – Lauren Brzykcy, UCLA; Feb. 22 – Dani Hansen, Colorado; Mar. 1 – Dani Hansen, Colorado; Mar. 8 - Olivia Sekany, Washington; Mar. 15 - Giulia Cascapera, ASU.
