Ricketts & Bustamante Earn Big West Player of the Week Honors
9/4/2023 2:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—CSUN's Jamar Ricketts and Bryan Bustamante earned Player of the Week honors from the Big West Conference on Sept. 4.
A junior forward, Ricketts was selected Big West Offensive Player of the Week. Ricketts scored a goal and recorded two assists as the Matadors defeated No. 12 San Diego on Sept. 1. Ricketts picked up an assist on the match's first goal when his cross into the middle found Jorge Solorzano who scored from 19 yards out at the 37:00 mark.
Ricketts' second assist came on Levin Gerhardt's game-winner in the 81st minute. The Toreros' defense blocked Ricketts' attempt, returning to Gerhardt to put CSUN up 2-1. Ricketts posted his second goal of the season in the 85th minute when AJ Johnson's free-kick from the deep right flank chested down in traffic near the top of the box. Ricketts shot left-footed into the bottom left corner from 19 yards out.
Bustamante was chosen Big West Defensive Player of the Week. The senior anchored a CSUN defense that played a man down for the final 26 minutes of the San Diego match due to a red card. The CSUN defense withstood nine USD shots in the final 26 minutes) and turned back a San Diego offensive attack that outshot the Matadors 24-8 for the game (8-4 on goal).
CSUN (1-0-2) travels to UCLA (1-1) Monday night. Coverage on Pac 12 Networks begins at 7 p.m. All links to the match are on GoMatadors.com.
A junior forward, Ricketts was selected Big West Offensive Player of the Week. Ricketts scored a goal and recorded two assists as the Matadors defeated No. 12 San Diego on Sept. 1. Ricketts picked up an assist on the match's first goal when his cross into the middle found Jorge Solorzano who scored from 19 yards out at the 37:00 mark.
Ricketts' second assist came on Levin Gerhardt's game-winner in the 81st minute. The Toreros' defense blocked Ricketts' attempt, returning to Gerhardt to put CSUN up 2-1. Ricketts posted his second goal of the season in the 85th minute when AJ Johnson's free-kick from the deep right flank chested down in traffic near the top of the box. Ricketts shot left-footed into the bottom left corner from 19 yards out.
Bustamante was chosen Big West Defensive Player of the Week. The senior anchored a CSUN defense that played a man down for the final 26 minutes of the San Diego match due to a red card. The CSUN defense withstood nine USD shots in the final 26 minutes) and turned back a San Diego offensive attack that outshot the Matadors 24-8 for the game (8-4 on goal).
CSUN (1-0-2) travels to UCLA (1-1) Monday night. Coverage on Pac 12 Networks begins at 7 p.m. All links to the match are on GoMatadors.com.
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