Big South Announces Men's Soccer Players of the Week - Sept. 8

Big South Announces Men's Soccer Players of the Week - Sept. 8

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Winthrop forward Juma Baden (Helsingor, Denmark) has been named the Big South Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate Euan Brindley (Liss, England) is the Defensive Player of the Week for matches played Aug. 31-Sept. 6, it was announced today. In addition, Longwood forward Levon Saribekyan (Glendale, Calif.) has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
 
Baden totaled five points on two goals and an assist during Winthrop’s 1-1 week, scoring in each match. The sophomore opened the scoring just 2:45 into the first half against Wofford, giving the Eagles an early 1-0 advantage with an unassisted finish. He then scored the first and eventual game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-0 win at VMI, finding the back of the net in the 47th minute before assisting on Winthrop’s third goal in the 67th minute. Baden put three of his six shots on target while playing 130 minutes on the week.
 
Brindley recorded his second shutout of the season while averaging 3.5 saves across two matches for Winthrop. The junior opened the week with a career-high six saves on 17 shots faced in Tuesday night’s road match at Wofford. He followed with one save on six shots in a 3-0 shutout win over VMI, consistently winning balls served into the box while collecting and clearing away a number of long-ball efforts by the Keydets. Brindley played all 180 minutes between the posts and earned his third win of the season in goal.
 
Saribekyan posted a hat trick with all three goals coming in the second half, rallying Longwood from a halftime deficit to a 4-3 win over ETSU. Trailing 2-1, the freshman scored twice in a 5:41 span to put the Lancers ahead, 3-2, in the 65th minute. After the Buccaneers tied the match in the 76th minute, Saribekyan converted a game-winning penalty kick with five minutes remaining to secure Longwood’s fifth straight win to open the season, tied for the second-longest winning streak in program history at the Division I level. He finished with three goals on seven shots while playing all 90 minutes.
 
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Levon Saribekyan (Longwood).
 
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Magnus Hansen (Longwood).
 
Also nominated for Freshman of the Week: Teo Jelaca (Winthrop).