#7 Rio Grande has GK Dearle pick up RSC Defensive Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- No. 7-ranked University of Rio Grande (Ohio) had goalkeeper Richard Dearle post a shutout at Point Park (Pa.) to pick up River States Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 24-30.
A junior from Castle Donington, England, Dearle made four saves in a 1-0 shutout at Point Park to start the RedStorm onto 2-0 road weekend in RSC play. Including that effort, Rio Grande has given up just one goal on the year, a span of nine games.
Rio Grande (9-0, 3-0 RSC) gets back into action Thursday at Cincinnati Christian (Ohio).