Megan Dulniak, D'Youville College, Women's Soccer - Defensive

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: D'Youville GK Megan Dulniak had an exceptional week for the Spartans as the team went 2-0. Dulniak started each game for D'Youville and played 90 minutes each game, recording a shutout in each game. In the first game of the week against Houghton, Dulniak made a pair of saves behind an outstanding back line for the Spartans as the team defeated the Highlanders 1-0. On Saturday against Pitt.-Greensburg, the women again had an outstanding defensive effort in a 1-0 victory where Dulniak made three saves. She currently leads the Spartans in every statistical category and is tied for fourth in the AMCC in wins (4) and minutes played (1239:18), is fifth in saves (89) and save percentage (.809), and tied for second in shutouts (5).

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