William & Mary junior Maddie George was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I Defensive Player of the Week, the organization announced on Wednesday.
The award added to the honors for George after a standout week. She was named the CAA co-Player of the Week on Monday and took home the William & Mary Student-Athlete of the Week presented by the Virginia Lottery on Tuesday.
George made 20 saves last week and posted a save % of 87.0 in two games. Highlighting the week, she recorded a career-high 12 saves in shutting out No. 6-ranked Liberty on Sunday. The Flames were the NCAA National Runner-ups last season and entered the game as the national leader in scoring at 5.5 goals per game. She made 10 saves in the second half and overtime period.
George is the first Tribe player to earn a national player of the week honor since Ann Ekberg in 2002.
On the year, George leads the CAA and ranks among the national leaders in saves, save percentage, shutouts and goals against average. She is third in the country in shutouts (2), fifth in save % (86.1), 10th in saves per game (7.75) and 20th in GAA (1.12).
George and the Tribe, who were ranked No. 21 in the latest NFHCA standings, travels to the state of North Carolina this week for two matches. W&M heads to Davidson on Friday, Sept. 9, for a 6 p.m. match that will be streamed on ESPN+. The Tribe wraps up the trip at No. 16 Duke on Sunday, Sept. 11. That contest carries a 1 p.m. start time and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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