Alamo Wins Conference, National Honors
10/16/2006 3:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Irvine, CA—UC Riverside junior goalkeepr Charles Alamo has been selected the Big West Conference's Player of the Week for October 9-15, the conference office announced Monday. This is Alamo's first career Player of the Week award. Alamo was also named to the SoccerAmerica.com Team of the Week for the first time.
Alamo (San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HS) picked the right week to post his first and second shutouts of the season, doing so against the top two teams in the conference. On Wednesday, Alamo stared down 20 shots from UC Santa Barbara but blanked the Gauchos for the Highlanders' first-ever victory over UCSB at the Division I level (snapping a 10-game losing streak) and first win against UCSB since 1974. It also halted UCR's seven-game stretch without a victory this season.
He followed that up on Saturday with four saves and another shutout against league-leaders Cal State Northridge in a 0-0 tie. Alamo faced 21 shots from the Matadors but recorded his ninth career shutout. His biggest save of the game came in the 89th minute, when he stopped a one-on-one opportunity.
Alamo is already the Highlanders' career leader in wins (15), shutouts (nine), minutes played (3,944:03), and saves (205). His 59 saves this season are fourth on UCR's single season record list and his 1,319:14 minutes played is third.
Alamo (San Luis Obispo, CA/San Luis Obispo HS) picked the right week to post his first and second shutouts of the season, doing so against the top two teams in the conference. On Wednesday, Alamo stared down 20 shots from UC Santa Barbara but blanked the Gauchos for the Highlanders' first-ever victory over UCSB at the Division I level (snapping a 10-game losing streak) and first win against UCSB since 1974. It also halted UCR's seven-game stretch without a victory this season.
He followed that up on Saturday with four saves and another shutout against league-leaders Cal State Northridge in a 0-0 tie. Alamo faced 21 shots from the Matadors but recorded his ninth career shutout. His biggest save of the game came in the 89th minute, when he stopped a one-on-one opportunity.
Alamo is already the Highlanders' career leader in wins (15), shutouts (nine), minutes played (3,944:03), and saves (205). His 59 saves this season are fourth on UCR's single season record list and his 1,319:14 minutes played is third.
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