Courtesy of WKU Athletics
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. WKU Soccer graduate student Alexis Bach was named the
Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Bach registered her fifth clean sheet of the season on Saturday against Rice. It was
only the second time this season the Owls have been shut out. Rice came into the
match scoring 1.73 goals per game. Bachs five shutouts are second best among all
C-USA goalkeepers and 25th in the nation.
The Lowville, New York native has a 0.54 goals against average this season, a mark
that leads the league and is 19th in the country. Her 87.2 save percentage also is
tops in C-USA and 18th nationally.
Bach had three saves against the Owls and broke up several other Rice attacks. She
has 34 total saves on the season thus far. This award was Bachs first weekly honor
with WKU.
The Lady Toppers (9-1-0, 4-0-0 C-USA) are back in action on Friday at 6 p.m. against
Old Dominion (8-3-0, 4-0-0 C-USA) at the WKU Soccer Complex. Both teams come into
the match with identical 4-0-0 records in conference play and are tied for the lead
in the East division.
