SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Shippensburg University freshman goalkeeper Liv Schweighart was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week on Tuesday afternoon by the league office.
 
Schweighart posted a shutout in SU's 2-0 victory over No. 3 Newberry Saturday afternoon at Robb Sports Complex. 
 
The freshman goalkeeper made two stops against the Wolves, extending her shutout streak to three games to begin her collegiate career. 
 
With Schweighart leading the way, the SU defense weathered four Newberry fourth quarter penalty corners to preserve the shutout – successfully quieting a Newberry attack that had outscored its opponents 17-0 entering play Saturday.
 
"No matter what position you are in you are a defender," head coach Rayell Wallace said following the win over Newberry. "It starts with our starting forwards and how they are playing defense in the press and it goes all the way back down. They should be defending the whole length of the field. They really took that on today, and our defense gave us our energy in the attack. That is what I love to see."
 
It is Schweighart's first-ever weekly honor and the first for the Raiders this season. She is the first Raider to win Defensive Athlete of the Week since Emma Albee on Sept. 23, 2025.