FARMINGTON, Utah (October 11, 2022) - Trinity Corcoran and Maddie Shafer found themselves at the top of the Big Sky after earning defensive and co-offensive player of the week awards, the conference announced Tuesday morning.
After a pair of Big Sky victories at home, NAU moved up three spots into the No. 3 slot in the conference standings, sitting behind Portland State (1) and Idaho (2).
NAU holds an overall record of 4-5-4, while starting conference play 3-1. The Lumberjacks are on a three game win streak with three consecutive shutouts from goalkeeper Corcoran.
Corcoran earned her first conference player of the week award after recording her sixth shutout of the season. Corcoran's six shutouts, accompanied by one shared shutout last season, has moved her to No. 8 on the all-time career records for NAU as well as No. 6 for single season shutouts in the program.
Along with the Big Sky weekly award, Corcoran is No. 17 in the country in save percentage. The sophomore has posted 34 saves with a lot of help credited to NAU's defensive efforts through the season. Corcoran leads the Big Sky in goals allowed average at just 0.56 through 810 minutes.
Maddie Shafer earned her second offensive athlete of the week award after posting two goals in NAU's pair of wins to Eastern Washington and Idaho. Shafer leads the Big Sky in points with 14 total, averaging 1.27 a game, scoring 5 goals total and 4 assists on the season.
The junior also leads the conference in game-winning goals with three, two coming in the last two matches for the 'Jacks. Shafer's five goals in a season is already a career high, and she is just one assist away from breaking her career high in assists.
The Lumberjacks are heading on the road this week for two Big Sky matches in Northern Colorado and Montana on Thursday and Sunday, respectively.
