Posted: Oct 14, 2024
DYLAN STAPLEY OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a sophomore defender from San Diego, Calif., has been named the SCAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for games played from Monday, October 7th through Sunday, October 13th. SCAC Men's Soccer Release (Week 7)
Stapley played all but six minutes in a 2-0 weekend for the No. 5 Tigers. The San Diego native helped lead the CC defense to two shutout wins over Concordia (Texas) and McMurry. CC surrendered only six shots per game, including a season-low two against McMurry on Sunday. The Warhawks didn't get a shot off in the first half as CC rolled to a 4-0 victory. Stapley played all 90 minutes on Thursday against the Tornadoes and 84 against the Warhawks.
The Tigers have strung together five straight shutouts and have nine total this season. CC has the fourth-best shutout percentage in the country (0.692).
The Tigers have strung together five straight shutouts and have nine total this season. CC has the fourth-best shutout percentage in the country (0.692).
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Junior defender Luke Chandler of Trinity spent all 180 minutes on the pitch in the Tigers' wins over Texas Lutheran and Southwestern this weekend. Against Southwestern, Chandler anchored a Trinity defense that held Southwestern to just two shots on goal. Against Texas Lutheran, Chandler hit the game-winning goal with just 40 seconds left on the clock. Senior defender Colin Cosby of University of the Ozarks pushed the Eagles to a 2-1-0 record during the week behind a strong performance in the backline. Cosby was all over the back preventing goal opportunities in the Eagles' wins against University of Dallas and Austin College, and played the full 90 minutes of each match. Sophomore goalkeeper Brandon Walker of McMurry had 21 saves on the weekend, including nine while allowing just one goal in the War Hawks' huge 2-1 victory over defending SCAC tournament champion St. Thomas. Sophomore defender Hayden McConnell of Centenary scored his first-career goal in the Gents' 3-1 victory at Dallas on Sunday. McConnell, a lockdown defender, tied the score at 1-1 just seconds into the second half, scoring at the 45:49 mark as he played all 90 minutes of the match.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Brandon Walker, McMurry University |
| Week 2 | Curtis Hale, Colorado College |
| Week 3 | Cameron Smith, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Luke Chandler, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Sebastian Lutin, Centenary College Alex Wolter, Colorado College |
| Week 6 | Noah Harris, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 7 | Dylan Stapley, Colorado College |
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