Athlete of the week

Hannah Cochrun

Women's soccer

Birthdate: Jan. 14, 1981
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Previous school: Mission Viejo High School
Position: Goalkeeper
Class: Redshirt freshman
Major: undecided

High School: Led MVHS to three Division I Championship games,
winning in 1996 and 1998.

1999: Missed season due to an injured left wrist.

2000: Earned shutouts in first two career starts against UC Santa Barbara and defending Big West champ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, making nine saves on 19 shots for the two games.

Before her first starts this weekend, she appeared in five of season's first 12 games, allowing four goals and making 12 saves on 35 shots in 202 minutes of action for a 1.79 goals against average.

Average dropped to 0.93 after the weekend. Including a scoreless second half against UC Irvine on Oct. 1, currently has a 232 minute shutout streak.

Cochrun was named Big West player of the week (Oct. 9), the first 49er female soccer player to earn the honor since Kelli Barrett in Oct. 1998.

Coach's comments

"Hannah's a tremendous athlete, she's got great foot skills and leg strength. She had to win the [starting] position and she looked confident and had a great weekend."

-- Head Coach Julie Cochran

-­ Compiled by Phil Witte