The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Popp Named Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Week
8/26/2019 1:03:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DALLAS – Conference USA has announced that UAB redshirt junior keeper Johanna Popp is the league's Goalkeeper of the Week
The Weikersheim, Germany native made a total of 16 saves in UAB's two matches last week. She made 10 saves in her collegiate debut on Thursday at defending SoCon champion Samford.
On Sunday, she stopped six shots from a TCU squad that advanced to the second round of the College Cup last season. Popp faced a total of 41 shots in the two matches and only surrendered a pair of goals.
"This is a great way to start off the season for us," said head coach Erica Demers. "We purposely wanted to test our program against two great programs, both of which are receiving votes nationally and we knew they would test our backline and goalkeeper. Johanna was fantastic for us in goal and truly deserves this award."
Next weekend UAB will play a pair of matches in Mobile when they face South Alabama (Aug. 30) and Troy (Sept. 1) in the Jaguar Classic.
The next home contest will be Sept. 5 against Alabama State.
Women's soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, softball and baseball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
Single game tickets are on sale now here.
For more information on the UAB women's soccer team follow the Blazers on Twitter and Instagram (@UAB_WSOC).
The Weikersheim, Germany native made a total of 16 saves in UAB's two matches last week. She made 10 saves in her collegiate debut on Thursday at defending SoCon champion Samford.
On Sunday, she stopped six shots from a TCU squad that advanced to the second round of the College Cup last season. Popp faced a total of 41 shots in the two matches and only surrendered a pair of goals.
"This is a great way to start off the season for us," said head coach Erica Demers. "We purposely wanted to test our program against two great programs, both of which are receiving votes nationally and we knew they would test our backline and goalkeeper. Johanna was fantastic for us in goal and truly deserves this award."
Next weekend UAB will play a pair of matches in Mobile when they face South Alabama (Aug. 30) and Troy (Sept. 1) in the Jaguar Classic.
The next home contest will be Sept. 5 against Alabama State.
Women's soccer season tickets are on sale by purchasing the 2019-20 Gold Card for $65. The Gold Card is an exclusive offer that grants you admission into all UAB men's and women's soccer, volleyball, women's basketball, softball and baseball events for the upcoming academic year. Contact the UAB Ticket Office at (205) 975-UAB1 for more details.
Single game tickets are on sale now here.
For more information on the UAB women's soccer team follow the Blazers on Twitter and Instagram (@UAB_WSOC).
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