WEEK of: NOVEMBER 5-11, 2007
For the third time this season and the second week in a row, junior center midfielder
JONATHAN BILBAO (Carteret, NJ/St. Benedict’s Prep) is the NJCU Men's Athlete of the Week after he unleashed a remarkable two-game outburst in the NCAA Tournament first and second round.
Bilbao played a role in four of NJCU’s six goals, scoring twice himself, while guiding New Jersey City University to a single-season record 18th win and it second appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in three years.
In a 2-0 win over Castleton State College (VT) in the NCAA First Round on November 10, he scored both of NJCU’s goals—one in each half—and broke the all-time career record with his 10th game-winner.
Bilbao’s fifth game-winner of the season happened in the first half, as he made a spin move to elude a defender and pinpointed a beautiful header off a cross inside the left post at 29:59. His 10th career game-winner broke a tie for the all-time lead with former standout Marc Palumbo (1999-02).
In the second half, Bilbao collected a rebound off another attempt from 10 yards out on the right side and uncorked a shot into the left side of the net at 59:59 for his 12th goal of the year and 60th career point, now seventh in school history.
In NJCU’s 4-1 victory over Hamilton College in the NCAA Second Round on November 11, Bilbao contributed two assists to take over the team lead with 35 points.
Bilbao helped make it 3-0 at 30:44 of the first half when he placed a 20-yard serve into the goalmouth that simply had to be tapped in. He extended the lead to 4-0 at 81:18 of the second half when he lofted a cross from the right wing onto the left post for another point-blank goal. The assist for Bilbao was his 11th of the year.
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2007-2008 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK |
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Men’s Athlete of the Week |
Women’s Athlete of the Week |
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Date |
Name |
Sport |
Date |
Name |
Sport |
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09/03/2007 |
Marcelo Carpio |
Men’s Soccer |
09/03/2007 |
Alex Johanesen |
Women’s Volleyball |
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09/10/2007 |
Edison Bilbao |
Men’s Soccer |
09/10/2007 |
Jennifer Albuja |
Women’s Soccer |
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09/10/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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09/17/2007 |
Cristhian Acuna |
Men’s Soccer |
09/17/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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09/24/2007 |
Cristhian Acuna |
Men’s Soccer |
09/24/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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10/01/2007 |
Marcelo Carpio |
Men’s Soccer |
10/01/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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Kelly Reilly |
Women’s Soccer |
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10/08/2007 |
Nabil Wahbi |
Men’s Soccer |
10/08/2007 |
Jennifer Albuja |
Women’s Soccer |
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Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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10/15/2007 |
Jonathan Bilbao |
Men’s Soccer |
10/15/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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10/22/2007 |
Edison Bilbao |
Men’s Soccer |
10/22/2007 |
Jennifer Albuja |
Women’s Soccer |
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10/29/2007 |
Andre Viola |
Men’s Soccer |
10/29/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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11/05/2007 |
Jonathan Bilbao |
Men’s Soccer |
11/05/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
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Kristina Figueiredo |
Women’s Bowling |
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11/12/2007 |
Jonathan Bilbao |
Men’s Soccer |
11/12/2007 |
Lizzelle Cintron |
Women’s Volleyball |
