Stevenson field hockey junior Kara Zimmerman (Odenton, Md./Arundel) was named ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after receiving CAC Field Hockey Player of the Week honors on Monday.

Both awards are the first career weekly honors for Zimmerman who is also the first Mustang to receive weekly honors from the ECAC.

Zimmerman totaled 21 saves and an .840 saves percentage in two games last week while posting a 1.95 goals against average.  She had 10 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Wesley at home on Thursday and added 11 in Sunday's 2-1 loss at York (Pa.) in the first round of the CAC Field Hockey Championship.

The Mustangs finished the season with a 6-12 record and Zimmerman had a career-best 172 saves. She also set the school record for career saves and now has 420 in three seasons.

Zimmerman was the second Mustang to receive CAC player of the week honors this season and the team's fourth selection over the last three seasons.

Junior Katelyn Manocheh (Timonium/Maryvale Prep) who was also named conference player of the week on October 5. Manocheh also earned the honor on Nov. 3, 2008 while senior Raechel Manly (Bel Air/Bel Air) was the first player to be honored by the CAC on Oct. 9, 2007.