Viviana Poli played a crucial role in Biola University’s 1-0 shutout of Seattle Pacific University. The freshman from Covina, California earned the first clean sheet of her collegiate career with 6 saves against a Falcons team that scored 6 goals over its previous 2 matches. Just 63 seconds after the start of the second half, Poli made an excellent jump off her line and cut off Julia DeVere’s shot on a clean breakaway to keep the score in the Eagles’ favor.
NOMINEES: Sarah Bergkvist, Warner University; Bethany Blackwood, Grace College; Allison Garlock, Cedarville University; Sarah Palmer, Southwestern Assemblies of God University; Viviana Poli, Biola University