Men's Soccer

November 2, 2009

Alan Llobet Selected for SCAC Defensive Honor

San Antonio - Trinity University Tigers senior defender Alan Llobet of Missouri City, Texas (Elkins), has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Llobet and the sixth-ranked Tigers recorded a pair of SCAC shutout road victories last week. Trinity clinched its eighth consecutive SCAC Championship (13^th overall), along with an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

The tough Tiger defense posted its 10^th and 11^th shutouts of the season, in defeating Oglethorpe 3-0 and Sewanee: The University of the South 8-0, respectively. The Tigers yielded just five shots in the two games.

Llobet scored a goal in Friday’s win over Oglethorpe, turning a 1-0 second-half lead into a 2-0 advantage for the Tigers. For the season, Llobet is tied for third on the team with four goals scored this season, two of which have been game-winners.

Trinity, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA West Region, stands at 13-1-2 overall and 8-0-0 in SCAC play. The Tigers close out their regular season with two SCAC home games next weekend, Trinity’s Alumni Weekend. Trinity hosts Rhodes at 6p.m. Friday, and Hendrix at noon Sunday.

Official NCAA bids will be announced Monday, and the playoffs begin Nov. 12. The NCAA Final Four will be held at San Antonio’s Blossom Soccer Stadium Dec. 4-5. Trinity and San Antonio Sports are the hosts of the men’s and women’s event.