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NDNU rookie forward Armando Garcia picked as PacWest Men’s Soccer Player of the Week
PHOENIX, AZ - Notre Dame de Namur rookie forward
Armando Garcia (Redwood City, CA/Sequoia)
has been selected the Pacific West Conference Men’s Soccer
Player of the Week.
The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Oct. 25, for games played Oct. 18-24.
Garcia led the Argos to a 2-0-1 week by scoring three goals and totaling six points on NDNU’s Hawaiian road trip.
The Argos blanked Hawai‘i Pacific 2-0 on Oct. 20 and BYU-Hawaii 3-0 on Oct. 23, while on Oct. 18 NDNU played Hawai‘i Hilo to a 0-0 double-overtime draw.
Garcia scored both goals in the win over HPU, tallying the game-winner at 32:14 and the insurance goal early in the second half.
He scored the game’s second goal at BYU-Hawaii at 23:05.
PacWest Men's Soccer Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll
Isiah Castro - Notre Dame de Namur (Jr., 5-11, 185, GK,
Watsonville, CA/Watsonville)...posted a 2-0-1 week in
Hawai‘i...recorded three consecutive shutouts - a 0-0
double-overtime tie at Hawai‘i Hilo...a 2-0 win at HPU...a
3-0 victory at BYU-Hawaii...recorded seven saves over 290 minutes
of action with a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save
percentage.
Kyle Ciliento - Grand Canyon (So., 5-10, 170, F, Phoenix, AZ/Pinnacle)...helped lead GCU to 2-0-0 week by amassing six points on three goals...scored game-winning goal at Dixie State on Oct. 18 in 3-0 victory...goal came in the 15th minute...added an insurance goal at 75:14...added an insurance goal in the 42nd minute at home vs. Dixie State on Oct. 23 in 2-0 triumph.
Evan Cordova - Dominican (CA) (So., 5-11, 135, M, Huntington Beach, CA/Marina)...scored a goal and added an assist for three points in a 1-1-1 week for the Penguins...all three road games in Hawai‘i wound up in overtime...scored game-winning goal at 103:59 at Hawai‘i Hilo on Oct. 20 in a 2-1 Dominican victory...assisted on game-tying goal in the 26th minute at Chaminade on Oct. 18 that pull Penguins even at 1-1...teams played to a 2-2 double-overtime tie.
Jesus Gonzalez - Notre Dame de Namur (Fr., 5-8, 145, M, Santa
Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara)...scored an unassisted
goal in the 75th minute of a 3-0 victory over BYU-Hawaii on Oct.
23...road victory wrapped up a 2-0-1 week in Hawai‘i for the
Argos...added an assist in 2-0 win at HPU on Oct. 20...finished
week with three points.
Kainoa Kahui - Hawai‘i Pacific (So., 6-0, 185, D, Honolulu, HI/Kamehameha Schools)...scored the game-winning goal at 99:18 vs. Dominican (CA) on Oct. 23 in a 2-1 overtime victory for the Sea Warriors.
Dane Kaylor - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., 6-1, 195, GK, Huntington Beach, CA/Edison)...posted an 0-1-1 week in net for the Vulcans with a 0.83 goals against average and an .800 save percentage...battled through a 0-0 double-overtime draw with powerful NDNU on Oct. 18...lost a 2-1 double-overtime contest vs. Dominican (CA) on Oct. 20.
David Mendez - Dominican (CA) (Fr., 6-0, 175, F, Windsor, CA/Windsor)...scored three goals and posted six points in a 1-1-1 week for the Penguins...all three road games in Hawai‘i wound up in overtime...scored game-tying goal that forced overtime in the 74th minute at HPU on Oct. 23...Sea Warriors won contest 2-1 in the 99th minute...scored game’s first goal in the 27th minute at Hawai‘i Hilo on Oct. 20...Dominican won contest in double-overtime 2-1...tied game 1-1 in the 26th minute at Chaminade on Oct. 18...teams played to a 2-2 twin-overtime tie.
Cristobal Montes - Notre Dame de Namur (Jr., 5-9, 150, F, Fremont,
CA/John F. Kennedy)...scored game-winning goal at
BYU-Hawaii on Oct. 23 in the 19th minute off a penalty kick...Argos
won contest 3-0 and posted a 2-0-1 week in Hawai‘i.
Ben Paneccasio - Grand Canyon (Sr., 6-2, 185, GK, Sydney, Australia/Rosebank College)...recorded back-to-back shutouts of Dixie State in a home-and-home set between the two clubs during the week...GCU beat Red Storm 3-0 in St. George on Oct. 18 and blanked Dixie State 2-0 at home on Oct. 23...stopped all seven shots fired at GCU net...had a perfect 0.00 goals against average and 1.000 save percentage that led to a 2-0-0 record.
Cordero Young - Grand Canyon (Jr., 5-11, 165, M, Orlando, FL/Central Florida Christian Academy)...scored game-winning goal at home vs. Dixie State on Oct. 23 in 2-0 victory...kicked home rebound in 26th minute to put Antelopes ahead 1-0.
