Avery Mathews Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/26/2022 Sport Women's Soccer School Wartburg College Year Freshman Position Hometown Pleasant, Iowa High School Ankeny Women’s Soccer – Defensive Player of the Week Avery Matthews, Wartburg College Fr., D, Pleasant, Iowa/Ankeny Matthews helped the No. 6-ranked Wartburg Knights to two shutout victories over Augsburg (1-0) and Buena Vista University (8-0). The freshman defender logged 148 minutes between the two contests. In the conference victory over the Beavers, the Knights allowed no shots, no shots on goal, or corner kicks. Wartburg only allowed six shots on goal against Augsburg. The Pleasant, Iowa native is collecting her first-career Defensive Player of the Week accolade.
