HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Houghton field hockey goalkeeper Madison Tadusz has been named the Empire 8 Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week for her performances during the week ending October 2.

It is the second time Tadusz has earned this honor this season.

Tadusz's goaltending helped Houghton win their fifth and sixth straight games last week. Tadusz accumulated double digit saves in a 3-2 overtime victory versus Brockport and turned away another half dozen shots in Houghton's 2-0 conference shutout of Nazareth, her fourth clean sheet of the season. She also sports a league best 1.51 goals against average on the year.