Oct. 22, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State senior forward Jackie Ragudos (San Diego/Cathedral Catholic HS) and freshman goalkeeper Aubree Southwick (Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS) have been named the Mountain West Conference women's soccer offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively. It is the first time a pair of Aztecs has swept the award since Aug. 28, 2006. It was the second award of the season for Southwick, while Ragudos was honored for the first time in her career.
Both athletes played a huge part in SDSU's two victories over the weekend. San Diego State knocked off No. 19 Brigham Young, 2-0, on Thursday and defeated Wyoming, 1-0, on Sunday. The Aztecs sit in second place in the standings with a 3-1-0 MWC record, SDSU's most wins to start league place since 2002.
Ragudos recorded her team-leading sixth and seventh goals, including her fourth game-winner, over the two SDSU victories. Ragudos scored the second goal in a 2-0 win over the Cougars in a nationally televised game and added the lone tally in San Diego State's 1-0 triumph over the Cowgirls.
After not recording a point last season, Ragudos leads the 2007 Aztecs in points (17), goals (seven), assists (three), shots (23), shots on goal (14) and game-winning goals (four).
Southwick continued her solid play, making eight saves en route to picking up her seventh and eighth shutouts of the season over the weekend. Southwick recorded five stops against Brigham Young and added three saves in the Wyoming match. Against the Cowgirls, she added her first career assist on a free kick that landed deep in Wyoming territory.
On the season, Southwick is 8-6-2 with a 0.89 goals against average in 1416-plus minutes. She has 83 saves and an 85.6 save percentage. Among the Aztec single-season leaders, Southwick is currently second in goals against average, third in shutouts and fifth in saves.
SDSU (8-6-2), which has already surpassed its win total of six from last season, continues MWC play with a home match against New Mexico at 4 p.m. Thursday.