Freeman Named to Preseason Watch List

EUGENE, Ore. – Goalkeeper Leah Freeman was one of 12 players nationally named to the United Soccer Coaches women's goalkeeper watch list on Friday.

The first team All-Pac-12 and All-Pacific Region selection led the Pac-12 and tied for 15th nationally with a school-record nine shut outs in 2021. Freeman ranked third in the league in both goals against average (0.87) and save percentage (.839) last season. She also posted a scoreless minutes streak of 449:59, second-longest in program history, which included four consecutive shutouts: Portland, Portland State, UCLA and California.

The junior from Berkeley, Calif., went 8-4-3 in net in 2021 and was twice named Pac-12 Player of the Week,…