Steigerwald Named OVC Goalkeeper Of The Week

Photo by: Chet White-University of Kentucky Athletics

11/1/2016 1:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Murray State Alex Steigerwald was named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Goalkeeper of the week in a vote of the league's sports information directors.

A sophomore from West Chester, Ohio, helped the Racers win consecutive OVC women's soccer regular season titles with her play last week in a scoreless draw at Austin Peay.

Steigerwald helped Murray State produce their eighth clean sheet of the season as she stopped all four shots she faced. The last one was a brilliant save inside the final minute of the second overtime. The Racers got the tie at APSU and won a share of the OVC championship with Eastern Kentucky taking the other half.

The honor for the Racer goalkeeper is her third in the last four weeks.

The Racers host the OVC Tournament semifinals Friday at Cutchin Field. The 11 a.m. match has No. 2 seed EKU meeting No. 3 Tennessee Tech. The 1 p.m. game sees the No. 1 Racers face No. 4 SIUE.