NEW ORLEANS – Old Dominion Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper Michael Statham was named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Thursday.
Statham made five saves in the Monarchs regular season finale 1-0 victory over James Madison on Tuesday. The shutout was Statham’s fifth clean sheet of the season. Statham has played every minute in goal for the Monarchs this season and leads the Sun Belt with 61 saves.
Statham and the Monarchs play in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 10 at Marshall at 3 p.m.