CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Mount Mercy senior goalkeeper Katie Manning has been named Midwest Collegiate Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 19.

Manning totaled 27 saves in league matches against Waldorf and Grand View. She stopped 15 shots while holding the Warriors to one goal in Mount Mercy's 2-1 victory on Wednesday, then recorded 12 saves in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Vikings.

A first-team all-conference selection last year, Manning has started all 17 games in goal this season for the Mustangs (7-9-1, 2-5-0 MCC). She has a pair of shutouts and 147 saves with a 2.02 goals against average.