UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State fifth-year goalkeeper Ava Wilberding (Grand Rapids, Mich., Forest Hills Central HS) was tabbed the GLIAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week by the conference office this afternoon (Nov. 2).

Wilberding earns her second GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week award after adding two more shutouts to her record this past week. Wilberding made 12 saves in two games to blank both Purdue Northwest and Roosevelt to conclude the regular season. The fifth-year goalkeeper made seven saves against the Lions in a 3-0 win before keeping the Lakers at bay with five saves in a 2-0 win for her seventh shutout of the 2026 season.

The Cardinals will host Northern Michigan tomorrow for the quarterfinals of the GLIAC Tournament at 1 p.m. at Robert C. Braddock Field.