WVU Tech's Montealegre wins RSC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
FLORENCE, Ky. -- WVU Tech senior defender Saul Montealegre led the Golden Bears defense and also registered a hat trick to win River States Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for Oct. 24-30.
The native of Bogota, Colombia, led defensive efforts in a 1-0 win over Asbury (Ky.) and a 9-2 win over Cincinnati Christian. He also scored a hat trick in the win over CCU, which locked up the No. 2 seed in the playoffs for the Golden Bears.
Montealegre has started all 18 games and has four goals and four assists for 12 points. WVU Tech is 15-1-2 overall and 7-0-1 RSC and will host an RSC Tournament semifinal game Nov. 9 after a bye in the quarterfinals.