Valenti Earns Back-To-Back MVC Goalkeeper Of The Week Honors

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – The Missouri Valley Conference league office has announced this week's (9/29) women's soccer players of the week. Redbird Redshirt Sophomore Madi Valenti was named this week's MVC Goalkeeper of the Week. 

With the honor, Valenti has earned the Valley Goalkeeper of the Week award for the second week in a row. Valenti becomes the first Redbird to be awarded back-to-back conference weekly honors since Kate Del Fava in 2019. The Redbirds have now had a player recognized for a weekly award for the fifth consecutive week, which is the longest streak for Illinois State since 2019. 

In Thursday's draw, Valenti picked up her 10th career shutout to become the seventh Redbird in program history to record double-digit career shutouts. On Sunday, Valenti tallied seven saves in the Redbirds' 2-0 shutout victory against Southern Illinois and extended its unbeaten streak to five games. 

Across the last five games, Illinois State has tallied four shutouts and now sits with seven in 2025. With the seven shutouts, the Redbirds sit tied for 11th in the country for the most shutouts this season, and Valenti ranks 13th amongst all goalkeepers in the entire nation. 

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