ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University junior goalkeeper Grayson Patterson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week in women's soccer for the week ending Oct. 9, the SAC office announced Tuesday.
Patterson made 19 saves in two matches as the Pioneers played to draws with regionally-ranked opponents Anderson (2-2) and Limestone (0-0) last week, which extended Tusculum's unbeaten streak to four matches (2-0-2).
Patterson had eight saves against Anderson on Wednesday, including seven in the first half, and had a career-high 11 stops at Limestone on Saturday in a match where the Pioneers were outshot by a 16-1 margin.
The Maryville, Tennessee native has played all 1,080 minutes in goal for the Pioneers this season and is fourth in the SAC with 54 saves. She also ranks sixth in the conference in save percentage at .794 and is eighth in goals against average at 1.17, while her four shutouts are sixth-best in the league.
The Pioneers (6-3-3, 1-3-3 SAC) visit Emory & Henry (2-8-0, 0-7-0 SAC) on Wednesday at 5 p.m. before hosting Newberry (4-7-1, 3-4-0 SAC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pioneer Field for Senior Day.
