Turley Tabbed NEC Defensive Player Of The Week

Junior goalkeeper Nicki Turley of the Central Connecticut women's soccer team was named the NEC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon by the Northeast Conference after helping lead the Blue Devils to a 1-0-1 record this past week on the pitch. It marks the second time in the past three weeks that Turley has earned the honor so far this season.

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The junior keeper had a standout weekend for the Blue Devils between the pipes. She played all 200 minutes for CCSU over two games, leading the Blue Devils to a 1-0-1 weekend with a 1-1 double overtime draw against Boston U on Friday in Central's home opener and a 1-0 shutout victory over Siena on the road on Sunday. On Friday night against BU, Turley tied her career-high making 10 saves, including a pair of critical saves in the second half to preserve the draw. Then on Sunday she followed up with three more saves to record her second shutout of the season.

Turley finished the weekend with a .929 saves percentage, improving her record to 3-1-1 as the CCSU stopper. She has also allowed one goal or less in four of her five starts on the year.

Turley and the Blue Devils will look to keep things rolling as they return to the pitch on Friday night for a 7 p.m. showdown at home on the CCSU Soccer Field with intrastate rival UConn. All CCSU soccer home regular-season matches are free of charge and are also available online, for free, at www.NECFrontRow.com.