Haley Bartel Named Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week

LARAMIE, Wyoming (8/17/26) – Haley Bartel set the new career shutout record at the University of Wyoming on Sunday with her 20th clean sheet. On Monday, the Mountain West Conference honored the Cowgirl goalkeeper with the Defensive Player of the Week honor.  

Bartel has begun the 2026 season with a pair of shutouts. She blanked Drake in a 1-0 victory on Thursday with a pair of saves and kept a clean sheet with two more saves in a 3-0 dispatching of Northern Colorado on Sunday.

This marks Bartel’s second-career Defensive Player of the Week award. She also earned one as a junior last season.

The Pokes return home Thursday. They play host to Weber State at 4 p.m. at the Madrid Sports Complex.

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