PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly men’s soccer honors for the week ending Sunday, Oct. 1.
Offensive Player of the Week
Alan Camacho Soto * Fr. * F * Temple
Camacho Soto led the Temple offense with six points last week, including both goals in a 2-1 (2OT) win at Memphis. He opened the week by scoring the first goal in a 3-0 win over Penn State last Wednesday. During Saturday’s match at Memphis, ?Camacho Soto scored the opening goal in the 62
nd minute and added the golden goal in double overtime in the 101
st minute. The three goals last week were also his first career goals.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jared Rice * Sr. * B * SMU
Rice assisted on the game-winning goal in SMU’s 2-1 win over UCF last Friday. The senior found DJ Williams, Jr. in the 74
th minute, who headed the ball in to help seal the win for the Mustangs. Rice and the SMU backline gave up just one goal in the match as the Mustangs earned three points in conference play for the win.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Scott Levene * R-Sr. * UConn
Levene earns American Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after making nine saves and earning a pair of shutout victories last week against Providence and Tulsa. Levene has five shutouts this season and has not allowed a goal in the last three matches.
Rookie of the Week
Alan Camacho Soto * Fr. * F * Temple
Camacho Soto led the Temple offense with six points last week, including both goals in a 2-1 (2OT) conference win at Memphis. He opened the week by scoring the first goal in a 3-0 win over Penn State last Wednesday. During Saturday’s match at Memphis, ?Camacho Soto scored the opening goal in the 62
nd minute and added a golden goal in double overtime in the 101
st minute. The three goals last week were also his first career goals.
Weekly Honor Roll
Darryn Commissiong * Fr. * F * Cincinnati
Scored five points last week in matches against Green Bay and USF
Jake Hauser-Ramsey * Jr. * B * UConn
Led the UConn backline in two shutout wins against Providence and Tulsa
Niko Petridis * So. * M * UConn
Scored the game-winning goal in the 82
nd minute in a 1-0 win over Tulsa
Adrian Billhardt * Fr. * M * USF
Scored two goals in a 5-2 win over Cincinnati last Saturday
DJ Williams, Jr. * So. * M * SMU
Scored the game-winning goal in the 75
th minute last Friday in a 2-1 win over UCF