Oct. 25, 2017
SAN DIEGO - Stacie Moran has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week. The senior is one of three defenders on the national squad and marks the second time she has been honored. The recognition comes two days after being named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week.
Hailing from Alta Loma, California, Moran helped the Aztecs defeat Wyoming and Colorado State this past week at home, securing a spot in the 2017 MW Championship, which will be held in Las Vegas from Oct. 31-Nov. 4.
In a 2-1 win over the Cowgirls, Moran helped limit Wyoming to just five shots and one corner kick, while playing the full 90 minutes. Offensively, Moran took three shots, which was the third-highest total among all Aztecs, and put one on target.
Two days later vs. the Rams, Moran was a key figure in shutting out a CSU side that had not been blanked since Sept. 29, covering six games. During Colorado State's six-game stretch, they had scored nine goals (1.5 gpg) and had scored two goals in each of its previous three games coming into the SDSU match. Moran helped neutralize a Rams attack that featured 15 different goal scorers in 2017, and limited them to only seven shots and three corner kicks. On the other side of the field, the senior took the second-most shots on the team (4) and had one on goal in what ended in a 3-0 San Diego State victory.
Moran, who first earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week in 2015 as a sophomore, and SDSU return to action this week when it travels to Albuquerque to face New Mexico on Friday. The regular-season finale is set for 7:30 p.m. MT/6:30 p.m. PT and will stream on the Mountain West Network.