After receiving conference player of the week honors on Monday, Westmont senior goalkeeper Logan Frank of Murrieta, California has been named the NAIA National Men’s Soccer Player of the Week. Frank accumulated 10 saves while allowing only one goal as the Warriors defeated #17 Biola 1-0 in La Mirada on Thursday, and then went on to defeat #25 Fresno Pacific 2-1 at home on Saturday.

In the game against Fresno Pacific, Frank moved into third place on the Westmont career saves list having recorded 279 in his four years as a Warrior. He needs only three more saves to pass Butch Grosvenor (1984-87) who is currently in second. The shutout against Biola was Frank’s fifth this season and the sixteenth of his career.

Westmont men’s soccer received notification that non-conference opponent Notre Dame de Namur used an ineligible player in the September 18 contest between the two teams. As a result, the previous 2-1 loss becomes a 1-0 victory for the Warriors whose record now stands at 9-4-3.

David Montgomery was used in the game by the Argonauts at goalkeeper. It was his only appearance of the year.

Senior goalkeeper Logan Frank of Murrieta, California has been named the Golden State Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his role in Westmont’s defeat of two top-25 teams last week. Frank accumulated 10 saves while allowing only one goal as the Warriors defeated #17 Biola 1-0 in La Mirada on Thursday, and then went on to defeat #25 Fresno Pacific
2-1 at home on Saturday.

In the game against Fresno Pacific, Frank moved into third place on the Westmont career saves list having recorded 279 in his four years as a Warrior. He needs only three more saves to pass Butch Grosvenor (1984-87) who is currently in second. The shutout against Biola was Frank’s fifth this season and the sixteenth of his career.

Michael Thompson and Johnny Alcaraz scored phenomenal goals as Westmont men’s soccer (8-5-3, 3-2-3) defeated #25 Fresno Pacific (10-2-3, 4-2-2) by a score of 2-1 at Russ Carr Field on Saturday. The win moves the Warriors ahead of Point Loma Nazarene and into a tie with Biola for fifth place in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings.

“The two goals today were other worldly,” said Head Coach Dave Wolf searching for an adequate description. “Give credit to Michael and Johnny. That has nothing to do with coaching – they just have an incredible gift.”

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Senior Blake Thompson converted a penalty kick in the twentieth minute and the Warriors defense shut down the Eagles as Westmont men’s soccer upset #17 Biola in La Mirada on Thursday by a score of 1-0.

“This is a very important win for us to try and keep things alive for our playoff chances,” said Head Coach Dave Wolf. “It was good performance by the team tonight. The first half especially was outstanding.”

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Senior midfielder Michael Thompson scored in the thirteenth minute to put Westmont men’s soccer up 1-0, but California Baptist (2-10-1, 1-4-1) came back with two goals to claim a 2-1 win over the Warriors.

“We had some good chances right away,” said Head Coach Dave Wolf. “Michael got in on the goal probably within the first minute of the game and then got a second chance, which was the one he converted off an assist from Jonathon Schoff.

“He had a third chance quickly after that,” continued Wolf. “We actually could have been up 3-0 inside of 15 minutes. But as we have often done quite frequently this year, we conceded the tying goal almost immediately.”

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After 110 minutes of intense physical play, Westmont (6-4-3, 1-1-3) and #4 Vanguard (9-2-1, 3-1-1) settled for a 0-0 double overtime tie in yesterday’s men’s soccer match at Russ Carr Field.

“The guys did everything I asked them to do today,” said Head Coach Dave Wolf. “In the first half, I thought we were superb and played some terrific football. We may have lacked a little bit of quality in the final moments of the build up, but as far as the defending third and the midfield third, I thought we played great.”

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Scoring four goals in the final four minutes of play, Westmont men’s soccer defeated the Hawks of San Diego Christian (1-10, 0-4) by a score of 9-0 this afternoon at Russ Carr Field. With the win, the Warriors improve to 6-4-2 overall and 1-1-2 in the Golden State Athletic Conference standings.

Senior midfielder Michael Thompson scored the first two goals for the Warriors, connecting on a penalty kick in the thirtieth minute and then scoring from 10 yards out on the left hand side just five minutes later. Junior forward Johnny Alcaraz figured in the next three goals for Westmont. With two minutes to play before half-time, Alcaraz scored an unassisted goal when he dribble down the center of the field and shot from just outside the box. After the intermission, Alcaraz fed the ball to senior forward Blake Thompson who broke away from his defender and scored one-on-one with the keeper. With just under eight minutes to play, Alcaraz scored when freshman Shawn Grieco took a shot which rebounded off the Hawk’s goalkeeper. Alcaraz had positioned himself in front of the goal and poked the ball in the net to finish the play and give the Warriors a 5-0 lead.

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