The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) office released its weekly award winners and first-year goalkeeper Adrian Muñoz (Pasadena, CA) was named SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Week for the first time in his young career.

Muñoz rose to the occasion for a 0-0 draw against No. 16 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Saturday. Through 110 minutes and playing a man down for 84 of those minutes, he stepped up to make eight saves. Notably, Muñoz made four challenging saves over an 11-minute span down the stretch of regulation, one of which included a point-blank header.

Overall, Muñoz owns a .778 save percentage, which ranks fourth in the SCIAC. He also currently ranks fifth in the conference with 235 saves.

For more information on this week's award winners, please visit the SCIAC's website.

Redlands (7-4-3. 6-2-2, SCIAC) competes in its final home game of the regular season against the University of La Verne on Wednesday, October 30, at 7 p.m.