MS's Juan Lopez named ASC Player of the Week

10/29/07

 D Juan Lopez - ASC Player of the Week

Belton, TX - University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's soccer player Juan Lopez has been named American Southwest Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending October 28th. Lopez, a senior defender from Reicher High School in Waco, led a Cru defense that posted a pair of shutouts last weekend. Lopez helped spearhead a defensive attack that held McMurry and Hardin-Simmons to a combined 12 shots. Lopez also scored two goals, including the game-winner to give UMHB it's first-ever victory over Hardin-Simmons. The win over the Cowboys also helped the Cru clinch the #3 seed in this weekend's ASC Championship Tournament, the highest seed for UMHB in the program's history. Lopez shares this week's honor with University of the Ozarks defender Jarod Thompson.

The Cru is currently 11-6-1 overall and 10-2-1 in ASC play. UMHB has earned ASC Tournament berths in back-to-back seasons for the first time in the program's history. The Cru will open the ASC Tournament with a 2:00 PM first-round game against U.T.-Tyler on Friday. The winner of that match will advance to take on U.T.-Dallas in a 2:00 PM semifinal on Saturday. The 2007 ASC Men's Soccer Tournament will be hosted by the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.