NSCAA Award
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Davidson goalkeeper Chip Sanders (Thomasville, Ga.) received his most prestigious honor to date Wednesday, as he was named the Disney Soccer/NSCAA Player of the Week for Oct. 26 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Sanders earned a pair of 1-0 shutouts against No. 2 North Carolina and Wofford last week, making seven saves in each game. He now has eight shutouts on the season, tying a Davidson single-season record.
Sanders is the first Southern Conference player to win the award this season. He was nominated for the NSCAA award by the SoCon as the league's player of the week.
The senior tri-captain will be recognized at halftime of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Friday, Oct. 28, as High Point hosts Virginia Commonwealth at 7 p.m. ET.
Earlier this week, Sanders was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for his exemplary performance in the North Carolina and Wofford matches.
The Wildcats will honor their seniors, including Sanders, prior to Saturday's match against Appalachian State, set to start at 7 p.m. in Alumni Stadium. The game will also be the team's inaugural Kick Cancer <http://www.davidsonwildcats.com/news/2011/10/24/VB_1024115014.aspx> event to raise money to support the Susan G. Komen foundation and its efforts fight breast cancer.
Soccer America Honors Davidson's Sanders As Nation's Player of the Week
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson senior goalkeeper Chip Sanders received another prestigious honor Thursday as leading soccer publication Soccer America named him the Player of the Week for games played Oct. 17-23.
Sanders (Thomasville, Ga.), a team tri-captain, made seven saves in a 1-0 upset win over No. 2 North Carolina Monday, Oct. 17 and made seven more saves in a crucial 1-0 Southern Conference win over Wofford on Saturday. His shutout of Wofford was his eighth of the season, tying the Wildcat record set by Bart Creasman in 2003.
Earlier this week, Sanders was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. He was also named the Southern Conference and the Disney Soccer/NSCAA Player of the Week.
The Wildcats will honor their seniors, including Sanders, prior to Saturday's match against Appalachian State, set to start at 7 p.m. in Alumni Stadium. The game will also be the team's inaugural Kick Cancer event to raise money to support the Susan G. Komen foundation and its efforts fight breast cancer.