Ball State University field hockey goalkeeper Caroline Lehman was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday.
During the past week, Lehman posted a 1-2 record and made 34 saves in the Cardinals' three games.
In addition, Lehman set a career high with 15 saves in Ball State's 1-0 overtime loss against Miami University on Sunday.
Lehman is the first Cardinal player this season to be named MAC Defensive Player of the Week and is also the first Ball State field hockey player to receive the award in more than two years.
Lehman, a freshman, has started every game for the Cardinals this season. She is third among MAC goalies with 107 saves this season and has a goals-against average below two in conference play.
Ball State is tied with Miami for third place in the conference with one game to go. The Cardinals' regular season finale is Sunday at Missouri State University. Game time is 11 a.m.
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