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Three Owls Earn AAC Weekly Honors
9/16/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic graduate senior goalkeeper Nacho Alfaro has been named the AAC's Goalkeeper of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Forward Mamadou Diarra and defender Callum Frogson each earned a nod to the Weekly Honorable Mention list.
With a two-save performance on Friday against UNF, Alfaro recorded his second clean sheet of the season in the 2-0 victory. The Costa Rican has played every minute of every game in goal for the Owls through the first month of the season and holds a minuscule 1.00 goals-against average.
Diarra scored both FAU goals in the win, including a first-half stunner that ended up as sixth-best play of the night on Sportscenter's Top 10. He leads the team with three tallies and nine points through five games. His first-half hat trick against Stetson is still considered unofficial until that match is completed.
Frogson played a vital role in holding UNF to just three shot attempts on Friday. The junior has been a constant for the Owls at center back joining Alfaro as the only two who have played all 450 minutes in the first five games.
The Owls begin conference play Saturday at UAB. Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.
Offensive Player of the Week
Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro, Sr., F, FIU
Defensive Player of the Week
Ian Pilcher, Sr., D, Charlotte
Goalkeeper of the Week
Nacho Alfaro, Gr., Florida Atlantic
Freshman of the Week
Marcelo Mondragon, M, South Florida
Honorable Mention
Leo Stritter, Jr., GK, Charlotte
Anthony DiFalco, Jr., M, Memphis
Mamadou Diarra, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Callum Frogson, Jr., D, Florida Atlantic
Gunnar Studenhofft, Sr., F, South Florida
With a two-save performance on Friday against UNF, Alfaro recorded his second clean sheet of the season in the 2-0 victory. The Costa Rican has played every minute of every game in goal for the Owls through the first month of the season and holds a minuscule 1.00 goals-against average.
Diarra scored both FAU goals in the win, including a first-half stunner that ended up as sixth-best play of the night on Sportscenter's Top 10. He leads the team with three tallies and nine points through five games. His first-half hat trick against Stetson is still considered unofficial until that match is completed.
Sportscenter Top 10 worthy indeed for Mamadou Diarra ⤵️ #WinningInParadise pic.twitter.com/vwBGsMwrxO
— Florida Atlantic Men's Soccer (@FAUMSoccer) September 14, 2024
Frogson played a vital role in holding UNF to just three shot attempts on Friday. The junior has been a constant for the Owls at center back joining Alfaro as the only two who have played all 450 minutes in the first five games.
The Owls begin conference play Saturday at UAB. Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.
Offensive Player of the Week
Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro, Sr., F, FIU
Defensive Player of the Week
Ian Pilcher, Sr., D, Charlotte
Goalkeeper of the Week
Nacho Alfaro, Gr., Florida Atlantic
Freshman of the Week
Marcelo Mondragon, M, South Florida
Honorable Mention
Leo Stritter, Jr., GK, Charlotte
Anthony DiFalco, Jr., M, Memphis
Mamadou Diarra, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Callum Frogson, Jr., D, Florida Atlantic
Gunnar Studenhofft, Sr., F, South Florida
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