(SAN DIEGO) After posting a pair of shutouts, goalkeeper Julia Pinnell was named the PacWest Defender of the Week while PLNU Women's Soccer earned Team of the Week honors.
 
Pinnell made a combined nine saves in wins against MSU Denver (2-0) on Thursday and Fort Lewis (1-0) on Saturday, as the Sea Lions finished its non-conference schedule on a two-game winning streak.
 

Julia Pinnell is @ThePacWest Defender of the Week ⚽️👏

The PLNU goalkeeper made 9 saves, including on a PK, in 2 shutout wins for the conference's Team of the Week.#GoSeaLions pic.twitter.com/bSpLibqeVt

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) September 23, 2025

 
No save was bigger than in the 65th minute on Saturday, when Pinell blocked a Fort Lewis penalty kick to keep the game level at 0-0, setting the stage for Nikki Ross to score the game-winner just minutes later.
 
Pinnell, who earned her third career PacWest Defender of the Week award, has kept three clean sheets in her last four games entering conference play.
 

@PLNUSeaLions and @cuigoldeneagles earned this week's women's soccer awards. Read more at https://t.co/3f1zlL19hH. pic.twitter.com/IvO1lKJzfp

— PacWest Conference (@ThePacWest) September 23, 2025

 
Point Loma (3-2-1 overall), receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, is off until Oct. 2 when PLNU hosts Menlo at 1 p.m. in the team's PacWest Conference opener.