KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fort Hays State’s Kristen Thompson has been named the MIAA Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week after helping the Tigers to a pair of conference home wins over the weekend. Thompson went 2-0 for the week, picking up a shutout against Lindenwood in double overtime and then a win against the nations top-ranked team, Central Missouri, by a score of 2-1.

Thompson went all 102:15 in the 1-0 win over Lindenwood and recorded four saves. In the 2-1 upset of Central Missouri, she also had four saves and limited an offense averaging over four goals per match to just one.

Thompson moved to 5-3 overall and now has three shutouts for the season. She had a goals against average of 0.47 for the week and lowered her season average to 0.98.

The 5-8 sophomore goalkeeper is a native of Manhattan, Kan. where she competed at Manhattan High School.