ECC Men's Soccer Report - Week Three

Offensive Player of the Week Senior | Forward | Lagos, Nigeria Fredrick-Ilekhuoba tallied three goals on eight total shots against both No. 18 East Stroudsburg and Daemen last week. The senior forward picked up two goals in STAC's non-conference matchup with the Warriors on Wednesday.  Defensive Player of the Week Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Kansas City, Mo Solorio was a wall in net for the Saints, helping them go 1-0-1 on the week with a pair of shutouts. Solorio had six saves on the week, including four against California University of Pennsylvania. Solorio also held the top offensive team in the conference, Queens College, to no goals by making a pair of saves. Rookie of the Week Freshman | Forward | Lindenhurst, NY In a 1-0-1 week for the Knights, rookie forward Bradyn Brown tallied an ECC-high six points, recording his first career hat trick to lead Queens to a victory over Pace on Tuesday evening. The Lindenhurst native opened the scoring in the first half, then completed the hat trick with a second-half brace. ECC Weekly Honor Roll RS-Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Nicosia, Cyprus In a 1-0-1 week for the Knights, redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Thanasis Shehadeh recorded five saves, earning his third win and third shutout of the season. In Saturday’s ECC opener at D’Youville, Shehadeh made two key stops to preserve a hard-fought scoreless draw, as the Knights played the majority of the match a man down. Earlier in the week, he tallied three saves in the win over Pace. Kevon Evans, St. Thomas Aquinas Senior | Forward | Ossining, NY Evans tallied two goals and two assists on nine total shots against both No. 18 East Stroudsburg and Daemen last week. The senior forward netted a goal and picked up two helpers in STAC's ECC opener with the Wildcats on Saturday. Archie Murphy, Roberts Wesleyan Junior | Forward | Bourne End, England In two matches last week, junior Archie Murphy scored two of the three goals for Roberts Wesleyan and assisted on the third as the Redhawks remained undefeated at 4-0-2. In the ECC opener at CSI, Murphy scored both goals for Roberts in a 2-1 road victory. He is currently tied for first in the ECC in goals and game-winning goals and is tied for second in points. Juan Gonzalez, Mercy Sophomore | Defender | Paterson, NJ Gonzalez scored the game-tying goal in the 89th minute of Mercy's 3-3 draw at regionally ranked West Chester on Wednesday. The sophomore also helped lead Mercy to a shutout of defending ECC Champion UDC on Saturday, helping lead a backline that surrendered just four shots in the 0-0 draw. Gonzalez played all 180 minutes of both games.  ECC Men's Soccer Weekly Award Winners OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Ignacio Lopez, District of Columbia Sept. 15 - Archie Murphy, Roberts Wesleyan Sept. 22 - Uhunoma Fredrick-Ilekhuoba, St. Thomas Aquinas DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Eric Jewson, Roberts Wesleyan  Sept. 15 - Thanasis Shehadeh, Queens Sept. 22 - Matthew Solorio, D’Youville ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Sept. 8 - Carlos Villa, Queens Sept. 15 - Bradyn Brown, Queens Sept. 22 - Bradyn Brown, Queens (2x) ECC PRESEASON POLL 1. Queens - 80 points (8 first-place votes) 2. Mercy - 70 points 3. District of Columbia - 51 points 4. Molloy - 48 points 5. D'Youville - 47 points (1 first-place vote) 6. Roberts Wesleyan - 43 points 7. St. Thomas Aquinas - 36 points 8. Staten Island - 18 points 9. Daemen - 12 points
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