KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mobile (Ala.) sophomore keeper Tanner Boxberger made five saves and kept a clean sheet in the Rams’ 3-0 win over No. 3 Tennessee Southern, Oct. 8, earning this week’s PrestoSports NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award.
The win got Mobile to 6-4-3 on the year and picked up critical points in Southern States Athletic Conference standings, at 3-2-3.
Boxberger’s effort between the posts included all 90 minutes and backed a big day for Manuel Cordeviola, who had a goal and an assist in the game.
The performance also gave Boxberger 32 saves on the year, marking his sixth shutout, and dropped his goals-against average to 1.45. Boxberger has played 990 of the Rams’ 1,080 minutes in 2026.
Boxberger and the Rams are back to SSAC action Thursday and Saturday, hosting Andrew (Ga.) and Point (Ga.) in Mobile.
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