PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference announced its weekly men’s soccer awards with three players from Louisville and one from Rutgers earning weekly honors. Rutgers’ Eric Sa was named Offensive player of the Week, Louisville’s Andrew Brody earned Rookie of the Week, his teammate Michael DeGraffenriedt was awarded Defensive Player of the Week, and the Cardinals’ Joachim Ball was named Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
Eric Sa was honored as Offensive Player of the Week as the freshman scored a crucial goal against Memphis. Facing a Tigers squad ranked No. 19 in the Soccer America poll, Sa tallied the game-winning goal in the 72^nd minute of play off of a Scarlet Knights corner kick. Sa’s goal ended a 274-minute scoring drought for Rutgers and the win ended a two-game skid for the Scarlet Knights and gave them their first road win of the season.
 
Andrew Brody earned Rookie of the Week honors after scoring his first career goal and adding his team-leading fifth assist of the season in a 3-0 victory over Temple. The win, spurred by Brody’s three points, helped Louisville improve to 2-0-0 in American Athletic Conference action. Brody leads the conference in assists and has been a key contributor as Louisville has won four straight games and started the season 6-2-0 overall.
 
Freshman defender Michael DeGraffenriedt was named Defensive Player of the Week as the No. 18 Cardinals went 2-0 with a pair of shutout wins this week. Anchored by the play of DeGraffenriedt, Louisville has not allowed a goal in the last 318 minutes of game action, dating back to September 15. He played a key role in holding SIU-Edwardsville scoreless without even registering a shot on goal, and then shutting out Temple in a 3-0 win.
 
Joachim Ball was the third Louisville player recognized this week, earning Goalkeeper of the Week honors after posting a pair of shutouts. Ball had three saves in the win over the Owls, and also shut out SIU Edwardsville to extend his streak of not allowing a goal to 318 minutes. Ball is now tied for second in the conference with four shutouts and fourth in the conference with a goals against average of 0.62.
 
Weekly Honor Roll
Omar Vallejo, UCF, Sr., M
Vallejo led the Knights to their first American Athletic Conference victory, a 2-1 triumph over Cincinnati, by scoring his first goal of the year, and also assisting on the team’s second goal.
 
George Fochive, UConn, Jr., M
Fochive scored his first goal as a Husky in the team’s lone match of the week, tallying a goal in the first half of a 1-1 tie against USF.
 
Shane Keely, Memphis, Sr., M
Keely had three points on the week, scoring a goal and adding an assist in a 3-1 win over Mercer.
 
David Greczek, Rutgers, Fr., G
Greczek posted his second career shutout in a 1-0 victory over Memphis, making three stops to snap a two-game losing streak for the Scarlet Knights.
 
Kennedy Selorm Adablah, USF, Jr., F
Selorm Adablah scored his team-leading third goal this year against No. 22 UConn, tallying to tie the game in a 1-1 draw against the Huskies.