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Utah Soccer: Utes' Carly Nelson named Pac-12's goalkeeper of the week

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah goal keeper Carly Nelson (00) and Tavia Leachman (2) defend the goal, in soccer action, BYU vs. Utah, at the Ute soccer field, Monday, September 5, 2016.

Utah’s Carly Nelson was named the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week for the first time on Tuesday.

The sophomore made a career-high 10 saves in a shutout of No. 10 USC on Saturday.

The highlight of Nelson’s afternoon occurred in the 88th minute when she stopped a Trojan penalty kick to preserve the point for Utah.

It was her second shutout of the season and fifth of her career. Nelson is now third in the Pac-12 with 3.56 saves per contest.

This is the 13th weekly honor for Utah since joining the conference in 2011.