Mackenzie Samuel

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/17/2022
  • Sport
    Women's Soccer
  • School
    Cal Poly
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
  • Hometown
    San Diego, CA
  • High School
    Valhalla HS

  • Cal Poly goalkeeper Mackenzie Samuel posted back-to-back shutouts to earn Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors as the Mustangs went 1-0-1 away from home to remain tied for second in the league table with Cal State Fullerton. 

  • The sophomore San Diego product played all 180 minutes and was credited with three saves in Thursday’s 1-0 victory at UC Riverside, and four more in Sunday’s scoreless draw with the host Titans. Samuel faced a total of 14 shots for the week, including 10 in Fullerton. 

  • Samuel now has kept a season-best four consecutive clean sheets for a current shutout stretch of 366:25, and is tied for the conference lead with seven on the year. She is third in save percentage (.778). 

  • Samuel is a two-time Big West weekly award winner, having previously been the Big West Freshman of the Week a season ago on Oct. 11, 2021. Samuel is Cal Poly’s first defensive honoree since Nov. 4, 2019.