Big South Announces Men's Soccer Players of the Week - Sept. 29
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – High Point midfielder
Brendan Krueger (Clearwater, Fla.) has been named the Big South Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Panthers goalkeeper
Josh Caron (Palm Harbor, Fla.) is the Defensive Player of the Week for matches played Sept. 22-28, it was announced today. In addition, Gardner-Webb midfielder
Franco Ocana (Las Varillas, Cordoba, Argentina) has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
Krueger scored a goal in each match of No. 9 High Point’s unbeaten week against No. 10 West Virginia and Longwood. The senior netted his first goal of the season with a 6th-minute equalizer in Tuesday’s top-10 matchup, then added another in the 18th minute of Sunday’s win at Longwood. He totaled two goals on four shots, with three on target, in 134 combined minutes.
Caron recorded a career-high seven saves at No. 10 West Virginia and posted a shutout against Longwood. The redshirt-junior faced 17 shots against the Mountaineers, making five saves in the first half and two in the second, including a one-on-one stop in the 75th minute to preserve a 2-2 tie. He then posted his third clean sheet of the season on four shots faced against Longwood.
Ocana scored the game-winner and assisted on a second goal in No. 15 Gardner-Webb’s 2-0 win at Presbyterian. The freshman opened the scoring with his second goal of the season in the 15th minute, then set up Samson Kpardeh’s goal in the 37th minute to give the Runnin’ Bulldogs a two-goal lead before halftime. Ocana had all five of his shots on target against PC and totaled nine shots in 119 minutes over two games.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week:
Samson Kpardeh (Gardner-Webb) and
Oskar Kaufmann (USC Upstate).
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week:
Leo Andrade (Gardner-Webb),
Lennart Granzow (UNC Asheville) and
Ewan Tomas (USC Upstate).
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week:
Caedon Reynolds (USC Upstate).