No. 20 Rio Grande's Merino picks up RSC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- No. 20 University of Rio Grande (Ohio) had goalkeeper Daniel Merino post two shutouts to earn River States Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 20-26.
The freshman from Madrid, Spain, went the distance in wins of 2-0 over Ohio Christian and 4-0 over Indiana University East. The victories extended Rio Grande's current, four-game unbeaten streak and improved the RedStorm to 6-2-1 overall, 2-0 RSC.
Merino made a total of five saves on the week and played all 180 minutes. Rio Grande has a matchup with (RV) WVU Tech on Saturday.