Senior Justin Cross of the Men’s Soccer team was named the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom Defensive Player for the week of September 12. This award is given to a player who demonstrates great skill and shows exceptional results in their defensive position, and this is his second week winning the award. Playing as the goalkeeper, Cross allowed only one goal in 180 minutes in games against Rutgers-Newark and Vassar, keeping a 0.833 save percentage for the week.
Cross is a Biomedical Engineering major at Stevens. He is from Kendall Park, New Jersey, and he attended South Brunswick High School. In both 2019 and 2021, Cross was added to the lists of MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll. The men’s soccer team did not compete in a competitive intercollegiate season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Cross was still able to make the MAC Fall Honor Roll. Cross made his collegiate debut in 2021 in a game against The College of New Jersey (TCNJ).
Cross is the first in his hometown to receive this award and the first man in the Stevens soccer program to receive the award this year. Men’s soccer head coach Dale Jordan stated that he is “delighted for Justin to get this award.” He believes that Cross would be the first to thank his defenders who play with him, showing sportsmanship in addition to his excellent performance. Furthermore, Jordan mentioned that he is excited to see how Cross performs the rest of the season.
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