Ryan Thompson Earns SSC Player of the Week Recognition

ORLANDO, Fla. - University of Tampa men's soccer player Ryan Thompson has been named the Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week, an award that he has now won three times in 2008.

Thompson, a junior from Kingston, Jamaica, posted two wins in goal for the Spartans. Thompson opened the week by making four saves to preserve a 1-0 regional shutout against Palm Beach Atlantic. He then found himself under siege in an SSC offensive showdown at Barry, facing 18 shots on goal and making 15 saves to help lift Tampa to a 3-2 double overtime victory. The contest featured a combined 32 shots on goal from the SSC foes. Thompson concluded the week with a 0.91 GAA.