Tulsa’s Rocha and Ruiz Earn American Athletic Conference Honors
11/8/2017 9:48:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Tulsa men's soccer player Rollie Rocha was named to the American Athletic Conference second team, while Joe Ruiz was selected to The American All-Rookie team, as announced today by the league office.
Rocha, a senior midfielder from Spring, Texas, started in 13 of 14 games and had three goals and two assists for eight points. He ranked second on the team in goals and points, as well as shot attempts (21) this season. Rocha scored both goals for the Golden Hurricane against #1 Stanford and registered a goal against #25 Wisconsin earlier this year. Rocha was named The American Offensive Player of the Week, as well as picked up NCAA, College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week accolades, and was tabbed as the Hero Sports Hero of the Week for his performance against Stanford.
A freshman midfielder from Bartlesville, Okla., Ruiz started in 13 of 15 games on the year. He scored a goal against Denver and finished the year with 11 shots, four of which were on goal. Ruiz was instrumental in shutouts over #1 Stanford, SMU, Cincinnati and Memphis.
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