Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Bright Future For Revsbeck


The last time a goalkeeper for the UWM men’s soccer team kept a clean sheet in the first start was in 2003 that was until Connor Revsbeck broke this record on Wednesday night October 10th against Wisconsin Badgers. The freshman from Lakeville, Minnesota made a string of saves for the Panthers in helping them to a 1-0 victory over the badgers. This performance helped Revsbeck pick up the defensive player of the week award from the Horizon League, the first of his collegiate career.

“I felt honored and really appreciated it,” Connor Revsbeck said when asked about receiving the award. “I was thankful to get the start and luckily enough it seemed to have paid off. I didn’t expect to see plenty of playing time this season but hoped to see the field eventually. I managed to get an award in my first start so I can’t complain.”

Revsbeck is use to success though, as in high school he picked up multiple awards for his performances between the goal posts. Named to the 2011 MSHSSCA Boys All-State the two-year captain lead his Lakeville Panthers to their first state appearance in his junior year. The accolades don’t stop there for the young freshman he was also a starter for the U-18 Minnesota Thunder Academy as well as having over a 92% save average.

Revsbeck then followed up this award with another clean sheet in just his second collegiate start against Nebraska-Omaha this Tuesday afternoon. The panthers now go on the road this Saturday taking on Cleveland State Vikings in League play before hosting Detroit Mercy on Wednesday afternoon at Engelmann Stadium.






No comments:

Post a Comment