ORLANDO – UCF redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Genesis Perez Watson has been named to the Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Team of the Week, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Perez Watson secured clean sheets in both games for the Knights last week, making 12 saves en route to a 2-0 victory over Utah on Thursday and a 0-0 draw against Kansas State on Sunday.
The Costa Rican shot stopper’s seven saves against Utah were a season high, and the shutouts marked numbers four and five for her this season, a career high.
Perez Watson’s five clean sheets through 12 games is the most for a goalkeeper since 2022, when goalkeeper Caroline Deslisle achieved six in 12.
Her 3.42 saves per game, .837 save percent, and .667 goals against average all put her in fifth place in the Big 12 goalkeeper rankings. Additionally, her 19 saves during conference play puts her in the top 20% of all NCAA Division 1 goalkeepers.
Her inclusion in Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Week award is the second honor of her career after she won Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Week honors for her 14 saves in a 0-0 draw against Colorado on Oct. 13, 2024.
Perez Watson and the Knights will now embark on a three-game road trip, beginning at Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 12:00 p.m. ET, before travelling to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to take on the Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT. They will conclude the trip on Sunday, Oct. 19 when they travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Houston Cougars, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT.
Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Team of the Week: Sept. 29-Oct. 5
GK: Genesis Perez Watson, UCF
D: Riley Kennel, Loyola (MD)
D: Isabella Yakel, Texas A&M
D: Anna Carson, Connecticut
M: Erika Zschuppe, FGCU
M: Mallory McGuire, Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M: Alyssa Glover, Wyoming
M: Coco Dorfman, Marquette
F: Natalie Means, Georgetown
F: Dolene Smith, Iona University
F: Isabella DeMarco, Western Carolina
Congrats to Genesis for being named to @TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week ‼️
— UCF Women's Soccer (@UCF_WSoccer) October 7, 2025
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