MACON, Ga. – For the first time this season and fifth time in her career, FGCU goalkeeper Brittany Brown has been named the Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Week after securing a shutout opposite Jacksonville on Saturday night in a match that locked the Eagles' fifth-straight A-Sun Regular Season Championship. The Eagles will host both semi-final matchups on Nov. 7 and the championship match on Nov. 9.

Brown made four saves in the 2-0 win over the Dolphins to preserve her eighth shutout of the season and 26th of her career. The junior now leads the A-Sun in save percentage (.849) and goals-against average (0.69) after being named the A-Sun Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year. Since taking over the starting role during her freshman campaign, Brown has collected 38 wins, which rank second all-time (42), against just nine losses and seven ties. She is currently the FGCU career leader in three goalkeeping categories including goals-against average (0.70), saves per game (3.70) and save percentage (.841).

"Brittany has been great for us," head coach Jim Blankenship said. "It's good to know as a coach that you have someone back there that you can trust. She has come up big for us time and again and you saw that when she stopped a PK last week. She wants to win any way that she can and she does a great job directing the traffic in front of her. She saves games for us and that's all you can ask for, this award is well-deserved."

Tabby Tindell provided the eventual game-winning score in the 14th minute against JU for her single-season record breaking 16th goal and it was Paulina Speckmaier who provided the insurance in the 59th minute on a long strike from outside the box. With the victory FGCU is now 3-2-5 all-time opposite JU.

LATELY
Since dropping a 2-0 result to No. 16 South Carolina on Sept. 14 on a neutral field, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 23-4 with six shutouts, including a 14-2 advantage against A-Sun competition. FGCU is 6-2 on the road this season and 7-0 at home.

NATIONAL RANKS (As of Oct. 16)
1 - Game-Winning Goals – Tabby Tindell (7)
2 - Goals – Tabby Tindell (15)
2 – Points – Tabby Tindell (36)
3 – Points Per Game – Tabby Tindell (2.40)
4 – Goals Per Game – Tabby Tindell (1.0)
8 – Assists – Shannen Wacker (10)

Longest Home Unbeaten Streaks vs. Conference Opponents
Dayton (A-10) – 30
*Boston University (Patriot League/America East) – 28
*North Texas (C-USA/Sun Belt) – 26
FGCU (A-Sun) – 25
*West Virginia (Big 12/Big East) – 24
South Dakota State (Summit League) – 23
*Streak spans multiple conference affiliations

FGCU OPPONENTS RPI
5 – Texas A&M
16 – South Carolina
22 – La Salle
30 – Arizona
55 – FGCU
57 – USF
151 – Lipscomb
154 – Miami
155 – Jacksonville
176 – Kennesaw State
186 – FIU
205 – Wofford
205 – Murray State
252 – North Florida
288 – Stetson
299 – CSU Bakersfield
326 – USC Upstate

NEXT UP
Palm Beach Atlantic (2-6-1) stops in on Oct. 22 before FGCU concludes the regular season by welcoming Stetson on Oct. 25. Holding a 6-1 advantage in the all-time series, FGCU has not lost to the Hatters since 2007 and defeated SU last season on the road 4-0. The Hatters are 4-11-1 in 2014 with a 2-4 record in A-Sun play.

JIM BLANKENSHIP
A veteran of over two decades in collegiate coaching, head coach Jim Blankenship, who was named the 2012 and 2013 A-Sun Coach of the Year, has built FGCU women's soccer into a yearly contender in the Atlantic Sun Conference and a rising program in the South Region in just eight seasons. Blankenship started the program in 2007 and has since guided the Eagles to eight double-digit win seasons, culminating with Atlantic Sun Regular Season Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In 2011 and 2012 he also led the Eagles to back-to-back A-Sun tournament championships and became the first team in the history of the university to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Blankenship has guided FGCU to a 97-35-17 overall record over the first eight seasons of the program's existence, including a 53-9-9 mark in the A-Sun.

#WINGSUP
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FOLLOW ALONG
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TICKETS
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#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.