One day after earning Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors, University of Hawai'i women's soccer goalkeeper Monk Berger was named National Freshman of the Week by CollegeSoccer360.com.
 
Berger was instrumental in UH's historic road sweep at Oregon and Oregon State, posting a pair of shutouts against Pac-12 foes. The native of Garden Grove, Calif., stopped all 11 shots she faced during the two games, while dealing with a barrage of action in front of her throughout the weekend (30 total opponent shots, 11 corner kicks).
 
In her second start of her college career she made seven saves at Oregon, including two of them in 1-on-1 situations. Berger followed that up with four saves at Oregon State, including two from point-blank range, as UH played the final 14 minutes with just 10 players. Her steady play helped UH halt its futility on the road (2-20-1 prior) and against Pac-12 squads (3-25 prior).

Berger and her teammates will host Idaho State (Sept. 13, 7:00 p.m.) and Portland State (Sept. 15, 5:00 p.m.) in the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Soccer Classic this weekend.