Posted: Oct 05, 2015
CHAD MARGOTTA OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior goalkeeper from San Antonio, Texas has been selected the SCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, September 27th through Sunday, October 4th.
Margotta led the 15th-ranked Tiger men's soccer teams to a pair of home shutouts over Texas Lutheran and Southwestern over the weekend.
Margotta tallied 12 saves in the two wins, pushing the Tiger streak to four consecutive victories - all of which were shutouts. Margotta opened the weekend with eight saves in a 2-0 win over Texas Lutheran.
In Sunday's weekend finale against Southwestern, Margotta added four more saves for the Tigers, including three stops in the first 13:11 of the game to keep the Pirates from taking the lead. His first save came on a deflected free kick in the fourth minute. After moving left to cut off the shot initially, he had to dive back to his right to get a hand on the ball and keep it out of the net.
For the season, Margotta holds a 0.50 goals-against average, allowing five goals in more than 900 minutes in net. He has recorded 44 saves on the year, as well as six shutouts.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior defender Nathan Andersen of Colorado College scored his first career game-winning goal in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Centenary with a header off a corner kick. Junior goalkeeper Tino Gamueda of Dallas compiled three saves overall, including two in a 2-1 win against the 'Roos. Senior goalkeeper Jonathan Michael of Texas Lutheran University allowed three goals in two matches as the Bulldogs lost two close ones on the road.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Tom Carwile, Trinity University |
| Week 2 | Chad Margotta, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Tino Gamueda, University of Dallas |
| Week 4 | Daylon Gordon, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Chad Margotta, Trinity University |
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