Zak Downes Earns Second SSC Player of the Week Honors

MELBOURNE, Fla. -

The University of Tampa's Zak Downes has been named Sunshine State Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week presented by VALIC.

Downes, a freshman goalkeeper from Dallas, Texas allowed a goal and had three saves in a loss at No. 4 Saint Leo. He followed that performance by registering his fifth shutout of the year in a 3-0 victory over regional opponent Palm Beach Atlantic.

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