New Orleans, La. --- Georgia Southern junior defender Toby Nevile was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week on Tiesday afternoon (September 23rd), as announced by the conference office.
For Nevile, he scored his first career goal in the opening 20 minutes against Jacksonville last Monday evening en route to a 2-1 victory over the Dolphins. A member of the Eagles for now his third season, it would be his first goal for the squad in over 40 career appearances. Nevile, a captain for the Eagles, was also instrumental in holding four straight clean sheets to start the season, a feat that no Georgia Southern team has achieved.