POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Junior Samantha Graf of the Marist University women's soccer team was named the Metro Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.

Graf accounted for seven saves, leading to two shutouts in Marist's 1-0-1 week.

Against Manhattan on Wednesday, Graf tallied three saves to preserve the clean sheet to aid the Red Foxes to a draw. She followed that performance with four saves en route to the shutout over Niagara.

Marist (3-6-1 overall, 3-1-1 METRO), returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Red Foxes travel to take on Mount Saint Mary's.