Posted: Sep 09, 2024
CURTIS HALE OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a senior defender from Richmond, Va., has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Tuesday, September 3rd through Sunday, September 8th. SCAC Men's Soccer Release (Week 2)
Hale anchored the Colorado College defense in it's 2-0 trip out to Lincoln, Neb. The captain played all 180 minutes in wins over Nebraska Wesleyan (2-0) and Simpson College (1-0). The Tigers earned their third and fourth shutouts of the season and have still yet to be scored on this year. Hale contributed to CC holding its opponents to only two shots on goal. Simpson didn't get a single shot on target and was limited to only four shots overall. The Tigers outshot their opposition 55-7 over the weekend. Hale finished with 11 shots, including one on net. Hale’s efforts have lifted Colorado College to its first 4-0 start since 1995 as the Tigers have strung together four-straight shutouts for just the second time since 2019, matching last year’s stretch of four-straight from September 24th through October 13th.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First year goalkeeper Sebastian Lutin of Centenary made his third consecutive start last week in the lone contest for the Gents. Lutin played all 90 minutes in the home opener for Centenary, corralling three saves and securing a result in a 1-1 tie against Howard Payne. Senior goalkeeper Joshua Redding of Concordia was spectacular in his season debut, recording a career-high 12 saves and securing a shutout in the Tornados’ 1-0 win over Virginia Wesleyan on the road. Junior defender Raghav Sharma of Southwestern continues his strong start to the year, anchoring a Pirate defense that posted a pair of shutouts last weekend, allowing just eight total shots, with only one being on target in 180 minutes of action. Junior goalkeeper Gustavo Otero of St. Thomas played over 135 minutes in net last weekend for the Celts, including all 90 minutes in the 1-0 win over North American Univ. to open the season, without allowing a goal and lifting the squad to a 2-0 start to open the season. Senior defender Noah Harris of Texas Lutheran was solid all weekend for the Bulldogs, leading them to a pair of wins on the road in Ohio. Harris and the Bulldogs defense allowed just one goal over two games and limited opponents to just 17 shots, including just six on target in a pair of wins over Capital and Otterbein. Senior midfielder Will Powell of Trinity bolstered a Tiger defense that allowed just seven shots last weekend, including just one on target in a pair of shutout victories. Powell also chipped in offensively with three assists in the Tigers 6-0 win over Berry on Sunday .
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| Week 1 | Brandon Walker, McMurry University |
| Week 2 | Curtis Hale, Colorado College |
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