This week's South Carolina Army National Guard Newberry College Players of the Week are junior goalkeeper
Madison Gutierrez (Buckeye, Ariz.) and senior forward
Filip Tmusic (Cetinje, Montenegro).
Gutierrez recorded a season-high 11 saves to post her sixth shutout of the year as the Wolves tied Catawba, the #3 team in the country, 0-0 in Salisbury. Catawba is #7 in the country in goals per game at 3.19 and it was the first time they had been shutout in 22 regular season games. Gutierrez started the season with 450 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal and ranks second in the SAC in saves and fourth in save percentage.
Tmusic intercepted a pass from a Catawba defender back to the goaltender and scored the game winning goal in the Wolves' crucial 2-0 conference victory. It was his first goal of the season and the fourth of his Newberry career. The win clinched the Wolves first winning season since 2019 and pushed them into contention for a SAC Postseason playoff berth with one game remaining.
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