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Sam Bunch earned his first career BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week award after notching a goal against Marquette.
Photo by: Jeff Harwell
November 09 | Men's Soccer
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Sam Bunch and Brett Kaminski have each been recognized by the BIG EAST for weekly honors.
Bunch earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, while Kaminski notched a spot on the conference's Weekly Honor Roll.
Bunch was an instrumental part in the Zips' 2-0 victory at Marquette, which sealed the third consecutive shared or outright division crown and the fourth straight season in which they have qualified for the conference tournament since joining the BIG EAST in 2023. The freshman scored Akron's first goal of the match in the seventh minute and was one of eight consecutive goals the Zips have scored without giving up any dating back to Matthew Paiva's game winner against Xavier.
Bunch has started in 15 matches and has also added an assist on the year while helping a defense shut out seven opponents.
Kaminski earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season, as he notched his seventh clean sheet and had his first back-to-back stretch of shutouts since the Zips started the season with three consecutive clean sheets back in August. He also added two saves during the match.
Additionally, Kaminski has garnered BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors twice this season.
The Zips earned the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and will face off against the No. 2 seed Creighton on Thursday, November 12 at 5 p.m. from the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
Bunch earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, while Kaminski notched a spot on the conference's Weekly Honor Roll.
Bunch was an instrumental part in the Zips' 2-0 victory at Marquette, which sealed the third consecutive shared or outright division crown and the fourth straight season in which they have qualified for the conference tournament since joining the BIG EAST in 2023. The freshman scored Akron's first goal of the match in the seventh minute and was one of eight consecutive goals the Zips have scored without giving up any dating back to Matthew Paiva's game winner against Xavier.
Bunch has started in 15 matches and has also added an assist on the year while helping a defense shut out seven opponents.
Kaminski earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this season, as he notched his seventh clean sheet and had his first back-to-back stretch of shutouts since the Zips started the season with three consecutive clean sheets back in August. He also added two saves during the match.
Additionally, Kaminski has garnered BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors twice this season.
The Zips earned the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and will face off against the No. 2 seed Creighton on Thursday, November 12 at 5 p.m. from the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
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