Baton Rouge, La. – For the second week in a row, Caroline Brockmeier has been recognized by Top Drawer Soccer as the premier goalkeeper in the nation. Brockmeier was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week on Tuesday morning.
Brockmeier, a redshirt senior, came up clutch when the Tigers needed it the most in their NCAA Tournament first round matchup with Boston University on Sunday. With the Tigers trailing 1-0 after the first round of penalties, Brockmeier saved the final four attempts of the Terriers to allow Abbey Newton and Lucy Parker to seal the deal with scores in the fourth and fifth rounds to help LSU advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 advantage in penalties.
Not only did Brockmeier stand out in penalties, but she made seven saves in 110 minutes of play to record the 24th shutout of her career, the second most in school history. Brockmeier was tested twice in the first half and five times in the second stanza. Her final save of the match, a shot off the foot of Boston University’s Chelsea Churchill in the 72nd minute, was the 284th of her career. The 284 career saves are the tied for the most in school history alongside Megan Kinneman, her current goalkeeper coach.
Brockmeier By The Numbers
- 284 – Tied for the school record for most saves in a career with Megan Kinneman
- .796 – Current save percentage is the best in school history for a career
- 1.17 – Goals against average for a career is the third-best average in school history
- 28 – Her career total for wins is the second most in school history with Robyn DesOrmeaux (2000-04)
- 106 – The fourth most saves in a single season by an LSU goalkeeper. School record is 128 by Aja Lanclos in 1997
- .822 – The fourth best save percentage in LSU single season history. School record is .851 by Megan Kinneman in 2010
- 13 – The third most wins in a single season. School record is 15 in 2009 by Mo Isom
- 10 – The second most shutouts in a single season at LSU. School record is 12 by Mo Isom