McAdam Named ACC Player of the Week

Oct. 15, 2007

Coral Gables, Fla. – University of Miami senior goalkeeper Lauren McAdam (Simsbury, Conn.) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week after recording back-to-back shutouts in ACC play en route to the school record in career shutouts.

The senior helped the Hurricanes hand then-No. 4 Boston College its first loss of the season with a 1-0 win on Thursday, and then finished the week with another 1-0 shutout at home over Maryland on Sunday as the Hurricanes improved to 4-1-1 in the conference to move into a tie for second place in the ACC with FloridaState.

For the week, McAdam made six stops on 13 shots and did not give up a goal. With her 14th career shutout on Sunday, she set a new Miami record in career shutouts and extended her record in career saves to 271. She also ranks second in career wins (21) and career minutes in goal (5,127), and is among UM’s single-season leaders in saves (seventh with 57) and shutouts (fifth with four).

It is the first ACC Player of the Week honor for the senior, as McAdam is the first goalkeeper recognized by the conference this season. She is the second Hurricane to earn the honor in 2007, as freshman forward Brittney Steinbruch (Wyckoff, N.J.) garnered ACC Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 1.

McAdam and the Hurricanes will play a pair of matches on the road this week, closing out their non-conference slate on Wed., Oct. 17, at cross-town rival Florida International at 7 p.m., before heading up to Tallahassee for a Sunday showdown with No. 15 Florida State. Sunday’s game will be televised live on Sun Sports at 1 p.m.