Sophomore John Lombardo named OAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

By Tim Glon

ADA — Ohio Northern sophomore John Lombardo (Solon) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts on a pair of ONU victories Sept. 9-15.

Lombardo helped the Polar Bears to shutout wins of No. 7-Ohio Wesleyan (1-0) and Oberlin (4-0) last week.

He had eight saves in the two wins.

It is the second time in his career that Lombardo has won the award, gaining the honor as a freshman on Oct. 1, 2018.

This season, Lombardo has 27 saves and a 1.29 goals against average.

The Polar Bears will return to action on Wednesday when they play host to Hanover (Ind.) at Kerscher Stadium.