TLU's Lopez-Rivera named All-Region Scholar
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran junior defender Eduardo Lopez-Rivera (Round Rock/Stony Point) has been named to the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-West Region Team.
Lopez-Rivera is a business major, and he holds a grade point average of 3.39.
Lopez-Rivera is a three-year starter for the Bulldogs, and he led TLU to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.
The Bulldogs produced an overall record of 11-8 and a conference mark of 9-6.
An All-SCAC Second Team selection in 2018, Lopez-Rivera played in all 19 games and led a TLU defense that allowed 12.8 shots per contest and 1.53 goals per match.
Lopez-Rivera was the 2016 SCAC Co-Newcomer of the Year, a 2016 All-SCAC Second Team selection, and a 2017 All-SCAC Honorable Mention selection.
2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-West Region Team
Pos. | Player | Class | School | Major | GPA | Hometown |
K | Keller Mochel | Jr. | Colorado College | Economics | 3.46 | Carpinteria, Calif. |
K | Joseph Khalaf | Sr. | Austin College | Math & Economics | 3.81 | Sherman, Texas |
D | Landen Gozashti | Sr. | University of California Santa Cruz | Developmental Biology | 3.56 | Penngrove, Calif. |
D | Jadon Bachtold | Jr. | Whitman College | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 3.50 | Sister, Ore. |
D | Eduardo Lopez-Rivera | Jr. | Texas Lutheran University | Business | 3.39 | Round Rock, Texas |
D | Keenan Amer | Sr. | Colorado College | Organismal Biology and Ecology | 3.84 | Santa Fe, N.M. |
M | Steven Dang | Sr. | Uniiversity of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Nursing | 3.34 | Dallas, Texas |
M | Robert Malone | Sr. | Colorado College | Computer Science | 3.39 | Littleton, Colo. |
F | Ari Statler | Sr. | University of California Santa Cruz | Ecology | 3.36 | Redwood City, Calif. |
F | Alex Day | Sr. | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Business | 3.74 | Lake Forest Park, Wash. |
F | Jake Kennedy | Sr. | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Engineering | 3.32 | Lincoln, Neb. |