SXU's Zamora Gains Third Men's Soccer Weekly Award, VU's Acosta Collects First

CHICAGO --- Viterbo University's Sebastian Acosta (Barranquilla, Columbia) and Saint Xavier University's Andres Zamora (Cicero, Ill.) have claimed Week 8 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors, the league office announced on Tuesday morning.

Zamora captured his third CCAC Defensive Player of the Week award this season after allowing only one goal and recording 11 saves in a pair of Cougar wins during the seven-day period ending Oct. 15. 

The senior goalkeeper stopped six shots in earning his fifth clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win over league leader Olivet Nazarene last Tuesday.  He followed that up with five saves in a 3-1 victory against Holy Cross College on Saturday.

For the season, Zamora ranks first in the league in save percentage (.839) and second in shutouts.

Saint Xavier moved into second place in the conference standings with the two victories.  The Cougars are 6-2 in league affairs and 8-3-4 overall.

Acosta gained CCAC Offensive Player of the Week recognition after scoring a hat trick and adding one assist in a split decision for Viterbo last week.  The three-goal match came on Saturday in a 4-0 win versus Indiana University Northwest.

The sophomore midfielder's assist came in a 2-1 setback to Governors State University last Tuesday.

Viterbo is 6-3-5 overall and 3-2-2 against conference competition.

Other Offensive Nominees: Jaedan Aguilera (Saint Xavier), Eduardo Hernandez (Roosevelt), Fernando Rosales (Trinity Christian), Simon Blaesdahl (Governors State), Isaac Macias (Indiana Northwest), Joel Trueb (Olivet Nazarene).

Other Defensive Nominees: Marcol Salom Chandre (Governors State), Gabriel Koenig (Roosevelt), Ernesto Ascenzo (Viterbo), Giorgos Christodoulou (Trinity Christian), Nick Kilian (Olivet Nazarene), Gerardo Perez (Judson).