Folsom native Izzy Palmatier won her first award of the year on Aug. 26, following her shutout of Oregon, to open the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff in Honolulu, finishing with eight saves in Sacramento State's 1-0 victory. Photo courtesy of Sacramento State Athletics

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - For the second time this season and the fifth time in her California State University, Sacramento soccer career, junior goalkeeper Izzy Palmatier was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after helping the Hornets shut out CSUN on the road last week.

The Folsom native won her first award of the year back on Aug. 26 following her shutout of Oregon to open the Outrigger Soccer Kickoff in Honolulu, finishing with eight saves in Sacramento State's 1-0 victory.

Palmatier's five defensive player of the week awards rank tied for second in school history alongside Savannah Abercrombie (2008-11) and trails only Aailyah Fesili (2017, 2019-20) for the most by an individual in program history.

Against their future Big West Conference rivals, Palmatier went the distance and finished with seven saves against the Matadors, helping the Hornets clinch only the fourth win over CSUN in 12 all-time meetings and the first-ever in Northridge in a series that dates back to 1996 when the two programs were Big Sky rivals.

Four of Palmatier's seven stops came in the first half as Sacramento State grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute and would not relinquish it. Palmatier's final three saves came in the last 11 minutes against a CSUN squad pressing for the equalizer, preserving the team's third shutout of the season.

With her seven saves, Palmatier solidified her hold on fifth place on the school's all-time list with 215, needing just three more to match Fesili on the career chart. Palmatier’s 14th career shutout gave her sole possession of third on the school's career chart, standing four shy of Fesili on that list for second place.

The junior entered the week leading the Big Sky in total saves (39), saves per match (6.50), and save percentage (.848), while standing second in overall shutouts (3) and fourth with a 1.27 goals against average, as of press time.