Jordan Nash couldn’t believe her eyes.
When senior goalkeeper Shauni Kerkhoff went down with a broken right tibia against the University of Pennsylvania Sept. 4, the freshman jumped up from the bench to get a better view of her injured teammate.
As Kerkhoff was carted off the field, Nash realized the American Athletic Conference’s Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year was not going to return to her feet.
With 50 career minutes of playing time under her belt, the 5-foot-7 inch Brick, New Jersey native was inserted into the game in the 23rd minute, with the then-undefeated Owls trailing, 2–0, for the first time in five regular season games.