Kyle Dick, D'Youville College, Men's Soccer - Defensive

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: D'Youville GK Kyle Dick has been a major part of the Spartan's undefeated conference start. Dick made six saves to record his second straight shutout against Pitt.-Bradford on Tuesday. He then followed up with 15 saves in the team's comeback as D'Youville tied La Roche 2-2 in 2OT on Saturday. Dick had a strong performance to earn the team another point. Within conference play, Dick currently leads the AMCC in save percentage (.935), is second in goals against average (0.62), wins (2), and saves (29).

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