OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mid-America Christian University junior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Whitten has been named the Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the organization announced today (Oct. 20). 

It was the second time Whitten has received this honor, who notched two more shutouts this past week, blanking Texas Wesleyan University on the road 2-0 and then Southwestern Christian University 4-0.

Whitten made eight saves in the victory at TWU and then five more stops against SCU.

The Houston, Texas native now has five shutouts on the season and ranks fourth in the Sooner Athletic Conference with an 0.92 goals-against-average. 

Whitten and the Lady Evangels will next play at USAO tomorrow afternoon (Oct. 21) at 1 p.m. in Chickasha, Okla.