St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Climbs To No. 4 In NSCAA Poll
9/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 8, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - After an impressive opening-weekend that featured a scoreless draw against then-No. 7 Indiana and a 2-0 win against then-No. 12 Notre Dame, the St. John's men's soccer team is ranked No. 4 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. St. John's earned three first place votes in the poll.
The Red Storm is also ranked No. 3 by Soccer America, No. 1 by College Soccer News and No. 2 by TopDrawerSoccer.
In the 2009 season-opener, goalkeeper Derby Carrillo stopped three shots to keep Indiana off the board. Carrillo then stopped a first half penalty kick and made a career-high four saves in a 2-0 win against Notre Dame.
Carrillo earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors for his efforts, while Ben Clack was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
The champions of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic, St. John's had six players earn all-tournament honors. Junior Sverre Wegge Gundhus was named the Offensive MVP after scoring the game-winner against Notre Dame, while senior Joel Gustafsson earned Defensive MVP honors. Carrillo, Clack, Connor Lade and David Reed, meanwhile, were each named to the All-Tournament team.
St. John's opens at home on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m., hosting Stony Brook.
