Shutler Claims Weekly Honors for Second Time
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia men’s soccer goalkeeper, Colin Shutler (Broadlands, Va.) was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in four weeks. The redshirt sophomore helped the Cavaliers to a 1-0 victory over Marshall last Tuesday (Sept. 11).
The shutout last week was the third for Shutler this season and tied for the most in the ACC. He faced seven shots and made a crucial save in the 79th minute to preserve the clean sheet. In his four starts in net for Virginia, he has allowed only one goal in 400 minutes played. His 0.23 goals against average and .947 save percentage rank fourth in the nation and are tops in the ACC.
79′ | Clutch save by Colin Shutler to preserve the 1-0 UVA lead vs Marshall! His first stop of the game #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/UQA1wuE1xe
— Virginia Men’s Soccer (@UVAMenSoccer) September 12, 2018
He is the first Virginia goalkeeper win Defensive Player of the Week accolades multiple times in one season since Jeff Caldwell was honored three times in 2016.
Virginia returns home on Tuesday (Sept. 18) to take on FIU at 7 p.m.