FRISCO, Texas – Louisiana Christian University men's soccer goalkeeper Ricardo Gross picked up the team's first conference weekly award as he was named the Red River Athletic Conference's Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.
 
Gross, a sophomore goalkeeper from São Miguel do Oeste, Brazil, made four saves and only conceded once in much-needed 2-0 week for Louisiana Christian (6-7-2, 3-3-1 RRAC) which included a 4-0 win over North American and a 3-1 win over Texas A&M-Victoria.
 
In Thursday's win over the Stallions, Gross played 77 minutes and made three saves before giving way to Tyson Cole, who completed the clean sheet for the Wildcats.
 
Saturday against the Jaguars, Gross played all 90 minutes in net and recorded a save while conceding once in the 3-1 win.
 
This is Gross's second career RRAC Defensive Player of the Week award.
 
Gross and the rest of the Wildcats enter the final week of the regular season tied for fifth place in the table and holding the final spot to qualify for the RRAC Championship Tournament. The final week of the regular season starts on Thursday as LCU heads to Shreveport to take on LSU Shreveport in a crucial contest for postseason qualification. Kickoff of Thursday's contest against the Pilots (9-4-2, 4-2-1 RRAC) is set for 3:30 p.m., or about 20 minutes following the end of the women's match, at The Jungle.