Yucaipa native earns weekly soccer accolade
UC Riverside goalkeeper Jessica White is the Big West Conference women's soccer defensive player of the week for the week ending September 5.
The Yucaipa native picked up the eighth shutout of her career on Friday evening as the Highlanders upended Texas State, 1-0. In the second match of UCR's swing through the Lone State State, White recorded 12 saves--the fourth highest total in the history of the program--but a second half Longhorns score gave Texas a 1-0 win.
The Longhorns match marked the second time this season that White has been credited with double-digit saves. Her goals against average on the week was 0.50, and she lowered her season GAA to 0.75.
The Highlanders are 1-3 on the year and travel to San Francisco for their next match on Friday, September 10 at 7 pm.
About Michelle
Michelle Gardner has been a staff writer for The Sun and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin since 2002 and has covered the local college sports scene since 2004. She ventured West after working at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale for eight years and is a graduate of the University of Florida.
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