Bluefield College's
Erik Albarran is
the Mid-South Conference Men's Soccer
Offensive Player
of the Week, conference officials announced on Monday.
The weekly
honor was
the first of the season and of career
for Albarran and first for Bluefield College since entering the Mid-South Conference this fall in all 15 varsity sports.
Albarran scored four goals in two
Mid-South Conference
wins for Bluefield
to earn MSC
Offensive Player of the Week honors.
The
Houston, Texas, freshman midfielder scored his first career hat-trick
in a come-from-behind 6-4 win over University
of Pikeville to begin the week. Albarran contributed the lone goal in
the Rams' 1-0 win over St. Catharine College to run the Bluefield
winning streak to three straight matches.
Against
the Bears Albarran brought the Rams back from a goal down twice as BC
played the final 30 minutes with just 10
men. He then scored the final goal in what was a dramatic win as
Bluefield scored three times in the final eight minutes and 45 seconds
to win its second conference game. On Saturday the 5-foot-8 midfielder
scored the lone goal giving Bluefield its first season
with three conference victories in modern history as they moved into
fifth place in the MSC with a 3-3-0 mark, the win also moved BC one win
away from tying last year's mark of eight overall victories in a single
season.
In
his first season Albarran ranks first on the team in goals (12) and
points (26) while accounting for .483 percent (14-of-29)
of the Rams goals this season and is one goal away from tying the
single season individual mark for goals (13) in a season in modern
history at Bluefield College set by Eric Pozzani in 2007.
Albarran is tied for third in the MSC with 12 goals and sixth in the conference with 26points this season. Nationally,
he ranks 23rd in total goals and 21st with three game-winning goals.
Bluefield improves to 7-7 overall this season and 3-3 in the MSC with last week's wins.
The next MSC Player of the Week award is scheduled to be announced on Monday, Oct. 22.
NOTES FROM THE RIDGE….
BC:
Bluefield College is a small, private, Christian liberal arts
institution located on 82 acres of land in the beautiful mountains of
Southwestern Virginia offering 22 majors with 61 percent of faculty
holding Doctorate degrees and 94 percent of its students earning
financial aid.
RAMS:
As part of its educational experience, the college fields
15 teams in its intercollegiate athletic program, including seven for
men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, and
tennis) and eight for women (basketball, cheerleading, cross country,
golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball).
MID-SOUTH:
Bluefield College is in its first season as a member
of the Mid-South Conference (MSC), which is affiliated with the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The MSC is a
16-member conference that offers championships in 17 sports, featuring
schools in six states that have combined for 17 national
championships with teams from Belhaven (MS), Bethel (TN), Bluefield
(VA), Campbellsville (KY), Cumberland (TN), Faulkner (AL), Georgetown
(KY), Kentucky Christian, Lindsey Wilson (KY), Shawnee State (OH), St.
Catharine (KY), Union (KY), Pikeville (KY), Rio
Grande (OH), Cumberlands (KY), Virginia-Wise (VA).
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