The first member of the soccer program to receive the honor, Askildsen was a rock on the backline for the Golden Eagles all season. Playing all 938 minutes for a defense that did not surrender more than one goal in any of its 10 matches on the year, she helped lead the unit to surrender just seven markers all year.

A native of Hosle, Norway, earned Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on Mar. 14 after helping Tech to back-to-back shutouts of Morehead State and Eastern Illinois. She led the team on the year in shots-on-goal percentage, with five of her seven attempts on target for a mark of 71.4.

For her efforts on the pitch, Askildsen was named to the All-OVC Second Team and also claimed OVC All-Newcomer Team honors.