Posted: Oct 25, 2021
DANIEL CASTRO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, a freshman forward from Houston, Texas, has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played through Sunday, October 24th. SCAC Men's Soccer Release (Week 8)
Castro helped deliver a huge win for the Celts last Sunday scoring both goals in a 2-1 double-overtime victory against Colorado College. It marked the first SCAC loss of the year for the CC Tigers. Castro’s first goal came in the 40th minute, tying the game, 1-1, going into half. Following a scoreless second half and first overtime, Castro rang home the golden goal in the 104th minute, securing three big points and vaulting St. Thomas into a tie for second on the SCAC table with one week to play in the regular season.
Castro shares this week's honor with Texas Lutheran University's Jair Ortega.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Kiran Singh of Colorado College scored twice in the Tigers’, 7-0, victory over Centenary last Friday night. It marked the second brace of the season and third of the career for Singh, who was also credited with his second game-winning goal of the year. Sophomore forward Zaaron Gonzalez of Schreiner recorded one shot in a 3-0 loss to Trinity last Sunday. Sophomore midfielder Winston Hebert of Southwestern scored an insurance goal in the Pirates’ 2-0 win over Austin College last Friday night and then provided the assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Dallas on Sunday. Hebert finished the weekend with three points to help secure six vital points for the Pirates in the league standings. Senior forward Michael Somerville of Trinity scored twice in his only appearance of the weekend for the Tigers in a 3-0 victory over Schreiner last Sunday.
Senior forward Kiran Singh of Colorado College scored twice in the Tigers’, 7-0, victory over Centenary last Friday night. It marked the second brace of the season and third of the career for Singh, who was also credited with his second game-winning goal of the year. Sophomore forward Zaaron Gonzalez of Schreiner recorded one shot in a 3-0 loss to Trinity last Sunday. Sophomore midfielder Winston Hebert of Southwestern scored an insurance goal in the Pirates’ 2-0 win over Austin College last Friday night and then provided the assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Dallas on Sunday. Hebert finished the weekend with three points to help secure six vital points for the Pirates in the league standings. Senior forward Michael Somerville of Trinity scored twice in his only appearance of the weekend for the Tigers in a 3-0 victory over Schreiner last Sunday.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Kiran Singh, Colorado College |
| Week 2 | Michael Meese, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Michael Meese, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Luis Green, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 5 | Chase Reynolds, University of Dallas |
| Week 6 | Hunter Cain, Trinity University Gabe Kellman, Colorado College |
| Week 7 | Hunter Cain, Trinity University |
| Week 8 | Jair Ortega, Texas Lutheran University Daniel Castro, University of St. Thomas |
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| Week 10 | |
