Daemen University Athletics

Bustamante was named Athlete of the Month for the first time in his career after helping the Wildcats to a 3-2-2 record in the month of September while starting and playing the full 90 minutes in all seven matches. The senior goalkeeper recorded an East Coast Conference-high 33 saves during September, good for 18th in the nation. 

The 6-foot senior earned two shutouts with 0-0 draws in the month against Saint Michael's on Sept. 15 and St. Thomas Aquinas on Sept. 28, shutting out the Spartans who were ranked eighth in the East Region at the time. Bustamante made a career-high 10 saves on 25 shots faced in the Wildcat's 2-1 win over Walsh on Sept. 7, marking a .909 save percentage in the victory. It marked the most saves by a Daemen goalkeeper since Marcos Lerma Escobar saved 10 shots against Gannon on Oct. 5, 2022.