Monday, November 11, 2002

Kolovos, Crowe earn ASC weekly honors

lorida International men's soccer players Paul Kolovos and Shawn Crowe have been honored as the Atlantic Soccer Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office today.

Kolovos (Palm Harbor, Fla./Palm Harbor) scored three goals in the Golden Panthers' two victories this past weekend. The sophomore forward netted the third and fourth goals for FIU in the team's 6-0 shutout of Mercer on Friday. He then scored the game-winner on Sunday to give the Golden Panthers a 3-2 win at UCF. The goals were the first of his collegiate career.

Crowe (Aurora, Colo./Regis Jesuit) earned his first career starts in goal this past weekend, logging 90:00 minutes without allowing a goal. The freshman has seen action in three contests thus far this year, making four saves and allowing one goal.

It was the first such honor for both Kolovos and Crowe.

The Golden Panthers (12-4-1) close out the regular season at South Carolina on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. before playing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Date, time and location for the NCAA Tournament game has not been determined.