Samantha Castaneda
Castaneda Named Horizon League Player of the Week
9/25/2023 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS - After leading the Mastodons to a pair of shutouts, Purdue Fort Wayne goalkeeper Samantha Castaneda was selected as the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday (Sept. 25).
This is Castaneda's fifth Defensive Player of the Week award in her career. This gives her the fourth-most weekly awards in Horizon League history. The 2022 Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year also moved into the record book this week in another category, when her career goals against average (0.96) moved into the top-10 in Horizon League history.
For the week, Castaneda finished with 15 saves and a 1-0-1 record. She led the Mastodons to a 1-0 win over Cleveland State at home and a 0-0 draw at Northern Kentucky. The Mastodons' win over Cleveland State extends their home unbeaten streak to 15 games dating back to October 26, 2021. Her nine saves at Northern Kentucky is the most in a league match by any player this season. She was the only player in the league to record two shutouts this week.
In Horizon League play, Castaneda is the league-leader in goals against average, saves, saves per game, saves percentage and shutout percentage.
Castaneda and the Mastodons are back in action on Saturday (Sept. 30) when they host Youngstown State at 1 p.m.
This is Castaneda's fifth Defensive Player of the Week award in her career. This gives her the fourth-most weekly awards in Horizon League history. The 2022 Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year also moved into the record book this week in another category, when her career goals against average (0.96) moved into the top-10 in Horizon League history.
For the week, Castaneda finished with 15 saves and a 1-0-1 record. She led the Mastodons to a 1-0 win over Cleveland State at home and a 0-0 draw at Northern Kentucky. The Mastodons' win over Cleveland State extends their home unbeaten streak to 15 games dating back to October 26, 2021. Her nine saves at Northern Kentucky is the most in a league match by any player this season. She was the only player in the league to record two shutouts this week.
In Horizon League play, Castaneda is the league-leader in goals against average, saves, saves per game, saves percentage and shutout percentage.
Castaneda and the Mastodons are back in action on Saturday (Sept. 30) when they host Youngstown State at 1 p.m.
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