Official NWC Release

TACOMA, Wash. - Pacific Lutheran University women's soccer student-athlete Brianna Hunting was honored by the Northwest Conference office for the third time this season on Monday, claiming NWC Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
 
The Kennewick, Washington native helped the three-time defending NWC Champion Lutes (14-1-1, 12-0 NWC) earn a pair of home shutouts over the weekend, blanking Lewis & College 2-0 and Pacific University 4-0. Hunting anchored a stout defense that allowed just three shots on target against the Pioneers while allowing just one total shot in the blowout win over Pacific. The senior captain additionally scored a goal in the 36th minute against the Boxers while also collecting a pair of assists. 
 
Hunting and the Lute defense have now gone 595 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, a streak spanning across seven games. The Lutes have outscored the rest of the NWC by an impressive 29-1 margin and currently are on a program-record 13-game win streak.
 
Monday marks the third time this season that Hunting has won NWC Defensive Player of the Week and the fifth time a Lute has captured the honor. Hunting was previously recognized on Sept. 23 and Oct. 7 while Ashton Huppert won the award on Sept. 9 and Emma Hunter secured the honor on Sept. 30.
 
The red-hot Lutes are back in action on Saturday, hosting George Fox University at East Field with kickoff slated for 12 p.m.