Fitzgerald Named WCC Defensive Player of the Week

Keara Fitzgerald poses for a photo, July 22, 2025 SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Washington State women's soccer senior goalkeeper Keara Fitzgerald was named the West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her shutout performance at California last week, the organization announced Monday.

Fitzgerald made a career-high 11 saves at California, Thursday, September 4, earning her first shutout of the season. The California native made the most saves by a Cougar goalkeeper since the rescheduled 2020 season and became the first WSU GK with 10+ saves since Pac-12 GK of the Year Nadia Cooper in 2021.

Twice last season Nadia Cooper was named the WCC's Defensive Player of the Week, with Fitzgerald's…