New Mexico defender Emily Chavez earned this week’s Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.
Chavez helped the Lobos' back line to two shutouts over the weekend, a 1-0 victory at Colorado and a 3-0 win at Air Force. The Lobos limited both teams to 11 shots in the two games (seven against Colorado College and four against Air Force). The defense contained Colorado College’s leading scorer Sarah Schweiss to no shots.
The wins locked up a bid in next week’s Mountain West Tournament in San Diego and propelled UNM to second place in the league standings.