Posted: Oct 25, 2021
Freshman Ortega named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week
SEGUIN, TX -- Texas Lutheran freshman defender Jair Ortega (Dripping Springs/Dripping Springs) has been named Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
Ortega led the Bulldog offense last week that secured six critical points in the standings to keep TLU alive for postseason play. In the Bulldogs' win over Dallas, Ortega registered a goal and added an assist to Luis Green (Monterrey, Mexico/Smithson Valley) and then scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win over Austin College on Sunday. In total, Ortega accounted for five points on two goals and one assist to help keep TLU in the hunt for the SCAC Tournament.
Ortega shares this week's honor with University of St. Thomas' Daniel Castro.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Kiran Singh of Colorado College scored twice in the Tigers', 7-0, victory over Centenary last Friday night. It marked the second brace of the season and third of the career for Singh, who was also credited with his second game-winning goal of the year. Sophomore forward Zaaron Gonzalez of Schreiner recorded one shot in a 3-0 loss to Trinity last Sunday. Sophomore midfielder Winston Hebert of Southwestern scored an insurance goal in the Pirates' 2-0 win over Austin College last Friday night and then provided the assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Dallas on Sunday. Hebert finished the weekend with three points to help secure six vital points for the Pirates in the league standings. Senior forward Michael Somerville of Trinity scored twice in his only appearance of the weekend for the Tigers in a 3-0 victory over Schreiner last Sunday.
Senior forward Kiran Singh of Colorado College scored twice in the Tigers', 7-0, victory over Centenary last Friday night. It marked the second brace of the season and third of the career for Singh, who was also credited with his second game-winning goal of the year. Sophomore forward Zaaron Gonzalez of Schreiner recorded one shot in a 3-0 loss to Trinity last Sunday. Sophomore midfielder Winston Hebert of Southwestern scored an insurance goal in the Pirates' 2-0 win over Austin College last Friday night and then provided the assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Dallas on Sunday. Hebert finished the weekend with three points to help secure six vital points for the Pirates in the league standings. Senior forward Michael Somerville of Trinity scored twice in his only appearance of the weekend for the Tigers in a 3-0 victory over Schreiner last Sunday.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Kiran Singh, Colorado College |
| Week 2 | Michael Meese, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Michael Meese, Trinity University |
| Week 4 | Luis Green, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 5 | Chase Reynolds, University of Dallas |
| Week 6 | Hunter Cain, Trinity University Gabe Kellman, Colorado College |
| Week 7 | Hunter Cain, Trinity University |
| Week 8 | Jair Ortega, Texas Lutheran University Daniel Castro, University of St. Thomas |