The South Atlantic Conference Announces AstroTurf SAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, Sept. 19
Alvarez, a native of Gijón, Spain, helped lead his team to wins over conference foes Queens and Lenoir-Rhyne by allowing just one goal and making 10 saves. In a 1-0 double overtime victory over Queens, the senior finished with eight saves while six of them came in the second half and overtime. Against Lenoir-Rhyne, Alvarez had a pair of saves as the Pioneers came back from an early deficit to beat the Bears. Alvarez has a 1.16 goals against average and a .739 save percentage for Tusculum. The award is his first Player of the Week plaudit on the season.
2016 AstroTurf SAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week
Sept. 4 – Brad Du Plooy, Anderson
Sept. 11 – Danilo da Silva, Lincoln Memorial
Sept. 18 – Jorge Alvarez, Tusculum
