After being selected the Defensive MVP of the 2011 LSU Invitational with her performance in leading LSU’s defensive back line, redshirt freshman defender Jodi Calloway was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her collegiate career on Monday morning.

Calloway led a tremendous defensive effort that surrendered just one goal in two matches in a 1-0 shutout of Oregon on Friday night and a 1-1 draw with No. 13-ranked Pepperdine on Sunday afternoon.

While also helping the Tigers secure a 2-1 victory at Houston on Tuesday night in the last match of a five-game road swing to start the season, Calloway’s performance helped lead the Tigers to an unbeaten week with a 2-0-1 mark while allowing just two goals in 290 minutes of action for a 0.62 goals against average.

For the week, LSU also limited opponents to an average of 8.6 shots, 3.3 shots on goal and just 1.0 corner kick per match in three matches to limit their number of scoring opportunities.

Calloway’s defense was especially impressive against Pepperdine’s potent offensive attack that scored 15 in seven previous matches on the year entering Sunday’s contest for an average of 2.2 goals per game. The Waves were held in check for much of the afternoon while scoring just one goal and being outshot by the Tigers 14-11 in total shots, 5-4 in shots on goal and 8-0 in corner kicks.

Calloway is LSU’s fifth SEC Defensive Player of the Week in program history and the first since the two-time All-SEC defensive standout Allysha Chapman was selected on Sept. 13 of last season.

LSU’s SEC Defensive Players of the Week
Oct. 3, 2004 – Valerie Vogler
Sept. 2, 2008 – Mo Isom
Sept. 22, 2008 – Mo Isom
Sept. 13, 2010 – Allysha Chapman
Sept. 12, 2011 – Jodi Calloway