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Boeve Earns Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Accolade
10/2/2024 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas soccer fifth-year defender Mackenzie Boeve was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
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Boeve started both games for Kansas on the back line last week and assisted the Jayhawks in earning their fourth shutout of the season against UCF on Sept. 26. With the team's victory against UCF, Kansas surpassed its overall win total from the 2023 season and earn its first conference win at home this season. She helped Kansas hold UCF and No. 16 Colorado to a combined one goal.
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The Lincoln, Nebraska, native played 175 of 180 minutes in the two matches last week. Boeve has played in 10 matches this season, with three of those being starts, and has logged 558 minutes in her final year of eligibility.
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Boeve has now earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week twice in her career. She also received the honor on Aug. 23, 2022, following a game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Northwestern. Boeve is the third Jayhawk this season to be awarded a Big 12 weekly award, with Sophie Dawe and Jillian Gregorski each winning Big 12 Freshman of the Week earlier this year. Â
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Boeve started both games for Kansas on the back line last week and assisted the Jayhawks in earning their fourth shutout of the season against UCF on Sept. 26. With the team's victory against UCF, Kansas surpassed its overall win total from the 2023 season and earn its first conference win at home this season. She helped Kansas hold UCF and No. 16 Colorado to a combined one goal.
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The Lincoln, Nebraska, native played 175 of 180 minutes in the two matches last week. Boeve has played in 10 matches this season, with three of those being starts, and has logged 558 minutes in her final year of eligibility.
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Boeve has now earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week twice in her career. She also received the honor on Aug. 23, 2022, following a game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Northwestern. Boeve is the third Jayhawk this season to be awarded a Big 12 weekly award, with Sophie Dawe and Jillian Gregorski each winning Big 12 Freshman of the Week earlier this year. Â
Congrats to Mackenzie Boeve on being named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week!
— Kansas Soccer (@KUWSoccer) October 2, 2024
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