Klages Earns Big 12 Honor

Freshman goalkeeper Jamie Klages earned the first Big 12 Defensive Player-of-the-Week honor of her career on Tuesday after posting back-to-back shutouts in the <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska soccer team’s two games last weekend.

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Klages recorded a career-high nine saves in a double-overtime scoreless tie with Kansas on Friday and followed that effort with six saves in a 3-0 win over Missouri on Sunday. A native of Coronado, Calif., Klages has started four consecutive games in goal, including the Huskers’ first three Big 12 Conference matches.

 

In league play, Klages has allowed only one goal in 290 minutes and has not allowed a goal in 253:56 heading into play this weekend. She leads the Big 12 with an .882 save percentage and also ranks in the top five in goals-against average (0.55), shutouts (3) and shutouts per game (0.43).

 

Klages and her Husker teammates hit the road this weekend to face Baylor on Friday and Texas A&M on Sunday.