Dimelon Westfield Named National Player of the Week

Dimelon Westfield has been named National Player-of-the Week by College Soccer News for the week ending October 13, 2002. He also earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Co-Player of the Week honors along with Wake Forest’s Michael Parkhurst as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

Westfield, senior forward from Morvant, Trinidad, scored three goals on the week as Clemson marched to victory over Wofford and No. 21 Virginia. In the game against the Cavaliers, Westfield scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to secure the 3-2 victory. Westfield has now scored 12 goals in the last seven matches. He has scored in seven consecutive matches. For the season, he has scored 14 goals and has two assists for 30 points.

Parkhurst, a freshman defender from Cranston, R.I., anchored a Deacon defense that shutout No. 11 South Carolina. The Gamecocks were limited to just seven shots and one shot on goal. The 1-0 victory was Wake’s fifth-straight shutout which dates back to September 21.