RICHMOND, Va. – William & Mary junior Zoe Doughty was named the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Goalkeeper of the Year, the league announced on Wednesday. Along with Doughty earning All-CAA First Team honors, freshman Riley Friesen garnered All-CAA Third Team distinction and was selected to the CAA All-Rookie Team.
 
Doughty becomes the first Tribe goalkeeper to earn the league's goalkeeper of the year honor since it was introduced in 2019. She is the fourth Green and Gold netminder to earn a spot on the All-CAA First Team and the first since Caroline Casey in 2015. Friesen became the seventh W&M player to be named All-CAA and to the All-Rookie team in the same season and the first since Sarah Segan in 2016.
 
Doughty returned to the Tribe lineup on Oct. 7 against UNCW and established herself as the top goalkeeper in the CAA over the final seven matches. She registered four clean sheets in her seven CAA starts to go along with a goals against average of 0.38 and a save % of 93.2. Both her save % and GAA would lead the country if she met the NCAA minimum for games played. In CAA play, she topped the league in GAA, save %, saves (40) and saves per game (5.71).
 
She tallied three-straight shutouts against Drexel (Oct. 10), Hofstra (Oct. 17) and Elon (Oct. 21). Doughty recorded a career-high 10 saves in blanking the Pride and tallied eight saves against both Drexel and Elon. Over the final seven matches, she allowed just one goal in regulation time. Doughty was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18 and was also selected to both the Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News National Teams of the Week as well.
   
Friesen earned a spot on the All-CAA Third Team and All-Rookie Team after a standout freshman season. She was twice named the CAA Rookie of the Week, including on Monday after scoring the game-winner, her first collegiate goal, at Delaware on Oct. 28.
 
Friesen started all 16 matches this season and played a team-high 1512 minutes from the center back position. The Tribe allowed just six goals in CAA play, which was the second fewest in the league, sporting a goals against average of 0.61 with five shutouts in nine matches.