GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum University soccer players Alejandro Quiriti and Nicole McMillen have been named the Zaxby's Athletes of the Week.
Quiriti, a 6-1, 165-pound junior from Mar del Plata, Argentina, recorded shutouts against Emmanuel (Ga.) and King (Tenn.) to open the season this past weekend. He tallied four saves in Tusculum's 1-0 win over Emmanuel last Friday. He followed with four more saves in TU's 3-0 win over King on Sunday. He recorded a save on a second half penalty kick and made another acrobatic stop on the ensuing rebound.
The Tusculum men's team (2-0-0) records consecutive shutouts to start a season for the first time in program history.
McMillen, a 5-9 senior from Pickering, Ontario, Canada, tied a school match-record with three assists in Tusculum's 3-2 season-opening victory over 23rd-ranked Nova Southeastern. Two of her assists came on corner kicks with the third helper on an indirect kick. She played in every minute this season, including regulation and the two overtime periods in Sunday's scoreless draw with Palm Beach Atlantic.
The Tusculum University Athlete of the Week Award is sponsored by Zaxby's, located at 3280 Andrew Johnson Highway in Greeneville. The Zaxby's Athlete of the Week Award honors one male and one female athlete each week from an in-season sport.
2018-2019 Zaxby's Athletes of the Week
|
Week |
Male Athlete of the Week |
Female Athlete of the Week |
|
Aug. 30-Sep. 2, 2018 |
Alejandro Quiriti (Soccer) |
Nicole McMillen (Soccer) |
