Senior Cormac Apostolides of the Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team was named the United Soccer Coaches Division III Men's Defender of the Month for September, the organization announced on Friday evening.

Apostolides is the first member of the CWRU men's soccer team to ever receive national player of the month recognition.

During the month of September, Apostolides started all nine games for the Spartans, playing 709 of a possible 810 minutes. Case Western Reserve shut out six of its nine opponents during the stretch, allowing a total of three goals. Apostolides contributed offensively as well for the Spartans, scoring three times and logging three assists during the month. He logged a pair of goals in a 3-0 win over Lycoming on September 12 and converted two penalty kicks during September.

Apostolides, who missed the entire 2025 campaign due to injury, serves as a team captain for the currently undefeated Spartans. CWRU went 8-0-1 during the month of September and has a 9-0-2 overall record, including a 1-0-1 mark in University Athletic Association contests. The senior has 28 career appearances, including 23 starts, logging 2,066 minutes in the field and contributing to 13 shutouts. Case Western Reserve is tied for eighth in Division III in shutout percentage this season and tied for sixth in total shutouts.

After opening conference play with two consecutive road games, the Spartans will return to DiSanto Field on Saturday to begin a three-game homestand. Kickoff against the third-ranked University of Chicago Maroons is scheduled for 11 a.m.