Oct. 27, 2006

Southwestern University senior Joe Mattingly (Corpus Christi, TX/King HS) was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for his play during the week of September 18-24.

The Pirate defender helped lead the SU men's team to a 1-0-1 record in a pair of conference games in which it allowed zero goals. In the first game of the week, Southwestern allowed just one shot on goal out of three total in a 5-0 victory over Millsaps College. In their second game, Southwestern tied Rhodes 0-0 in two overtimes and allowed five shots with three on goal.

Mattingly's award is the first of the weekly awards to be given to a Southwestern men's soccer player this season.

SU Sports Information