UAlbany Soccer's Don Johnson Honored By College Soccer News and America East Conference

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany senior forward Don Johnson earned a spot the College Soccer News National Team of the Week for the week ending Oct. 5. In addition, he was named the America East Conference Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. Johnson becomes the second Great Dane to earn the honor this season.

Even though the Great Danes were outshot 22-6, Johnson made the most of UAlbany’s few opportunities by scoring two goals in the club’s convincing 3-0 road win over Boston University, an NCAA Tournament team last year, in the conference opener for both schools. Johnson, who entered the season with three goals and four assists as a collegian, has already accumulated four goals and one assist for nine points this fall.

The team improved to 7-0-1 in America East Conference openers, and the club’s seven wins this season are the most victories through nine matches in the program’s Division I era which began in 1999. The win also snapped the Terriers’ six-game home unbeaten streak against league opponents that dated back to October 14, 2006 when the Great Danes recorded a 1-0 overtime decision.

UAlbany (7-2, AE 1-0), which averages a league-best 2.56 goals per game, hosts Binghamton, which allows a league-low 0.60 goals per game, at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8.