St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Soccer goalkeeper Asier Vegas has been named the East Coast Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, while teammate Benjamin Lidh was selected as the Rookie of the Week on Monday, following the Spartans 2-1 victory over Roberts Wesleyan College on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Field.
Asier Vegas (Sr./Bilbao, Spain) stopped 4-of-5 shots faced to help the Spartans beat Redhawks, 2-1, clinching a berth in the ECC postseason tournament. Vegas posted a 1.00 goals against average and a .800 save percentage on the day.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Lidh (Fr./Halmstad, Sweden) tallied the game-winning goal in STAC's 2-1 victory over Roberts Wesleyan College last weekend. Lidh's goal came on the only shot that he took in the match and was his second of goal of the season.
St. Thomas Aquinas (9-3-2, 6-1-1 ECC) closes out its 2021 Regular Season Schedule at Molloy College on Saturday, November 6. Kickoff is scheduled for 12pm at the RVC Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y.