KANSAS CITY, Mo. – College of Idaho’s Kylee Atkins was named the NAIA National Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday.
Atkins, a five-foot-six senior goalkeeper from Boise, Idaho, made five huge saves to keep No. 9-ranked Eastern Oregon University scoreless in a 1-0 victory for the Coyotes. She came up big in a diving stop from a 20-yard free kick to keep the clean sheet.