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Vargas named men’s soccer KJCCC goalkeeper of the week for second time

Barton Community College men’s soccer goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas has been named the KJCCC Verizon Wireless Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time in four weeks. Anchoring a young and inexperienced defensive line, Vargas continues to help develop and lead the team not always evident in his statistics. However this past week, Vargas’ statistics clearly displayed his dominance in goal helping the Cougars to two shutout road conference victories. Vargas, a sophomore from Jersey City, New Jersey, not only recorded 19 saves in two games but made numerous great out-of-goal plays on crosses and potential threats to help protect the shutouts. For the season Vargas has four shutouts and fourteen in his career, moving him to within one of 3rd place on Barton’s all-time list.

Barton goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas Campos goes high to intercept a crossing pass during first half action against Coffeyville Community College. Game played on September 8, 2013, at the Cougar Soccer Complex on the campus of Barton Community College. Photo by Barton Sports Information
Barton goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas Campos goes high to intercept a crossing pass during first half action against Coffeyville Community College. Game played on September 8, 2013, at the Cougar Soccer Complex on the campus of Barton Community College. Photo by Barton Sports Information
September 17, 2013

Barton Community College men's soccer goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas has been named the KJCCC Verizon Wireless Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time in four weeks. Anchoring a young and inexperienced defensive line, Vargas continues to help develop and lead the team not always evident in his statistics.   However this past week, Vargas' statistics clearly displayed his dominance in goal helping the Cougars to two shutout road conference victories.   Vargas, a sophomore from Jersey City, New Jersey, not only recorded 19 saves in two games but made numerous great out-of-goal plays on crosses and potential threats to help protect the shutouts.  For the season Vargas has four shutouts and fourteen in his career, moving him to within one of 3rd place on Barton's all-time list.

The conference honor is also the sixth time Vargas has won the weekly award after winning four times last season.  In week one, Vargas was stellar in goal against two nationally recognized opponents as the Cougars went 1-0-1 in the opening weekend in Cheyenne, WY.  Vargas helped hold both No. 18 Laramie County Community College and nationally receiving votes Otero Junior College scoreless making ten saves in 135 minutes of play.

As a freshman Vargas help lead the Cougars to a 16-3-1 record and No. 6 national ranking enroute to earning first team All-Jayhawk Conference honors. 

The nationally receiving votes Cougar team, 4-1-1 overall and 3-1-0 in conference action, will next play at Dodge City Community College on Wednesday then return home to the Cougar Soccer Complex for a 4:00 p.m. Saturday contest against Allen County Community College.