Men's Team of the Week: November 7

by TopDrawerSoccer

November 7, 2023

Louisville’s Cinderella run in the ACC tournament continued on Sunday night thanks to a breathtaking performance from Sander Roed, who recorded a hattrick plus an assist in a 4-3 victory at #1 seeded Notre Dame. Even more impressive is that the Norwegian midfielder did that all in 67 minutes as he provided a game-changing spark as a substitute. Now Louisville enters the ACC semifinal as one of the most in-form teams in the country.

Player of the Week: Sander Roed, Louisville

Team of the Week: October 30-November 5

GK Michael Collodi, Columbia – In what could be the final game of his collegiate career, Collodi made an incredible ten saves to secure a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Cornell.

D Rohin Kapila, Wisconsin-Green Bay – Kapila scored one and assisted another in a 4-2 rivalry victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

D Slade Starnes, Furman – The Sophomore defender was in excellent form as he scored in a SoCon round-1 victory over VMI, then played 90 in a 1-0 victory semifinal victory versus Wofford.

D Matthew Fisher, Michigan – Michigan upset Northwestern once again as the Freshman played 90 minutes and assisted in the 1-0 Big Ten tournament victory.

M Sander Roed, Louisville – A hat trick plus an assist in an upset victory over a top-5 program speaks for itself.

M Nico Lopez, UNLV – Lopez is well deserving after his hat trick, capped off by a 107th-minute game-winner, saw UNLV defeat Utah Valley 3-2 and advance to the next round of the WAC tournament.

M Laurie Goddard, Merrimack – The English midfielder scored once and assisted twice against Central Connecticut before scoring another in an eventual penalty loss versus Sacred Heart.

M Mason Tunbridge, San Diego – Tunbridge scored twice and assisted another as San Diego defeated Pacific 4-0.

F Babacar Diene, Rider – The Senegalese forward was on fire this week with four goals and an assist in victories over Saint Peter’s and Marist.

F Jose Contell-Lechon, UCLA – Contell’s two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win ensured UCLA secured a share of the Pac-12 title at the stadium of their harsh rivals, Stanford.

F Yutaro Tsukada, West Virginia – The Japanese forward continued his fine form this week with three goals in wins versus Old Dominion and Georgia State.

Honorable Mention: GK Chad Smith (Eastern Illinois), D Kasper Lehm (South Carolina), D Charlie Harper (North Carolina), M Jake Parish (Wisconsin-Green Bay), M Edvin Grolimund (UNC Asheville), M Gabriel Bracken Serra (San Francisco), M Keegan James (St. Thomas (Minn.), F Christian Kraus (Furman), F Joshua Torres (UIC), F Alex Abril (High Point), F Brendan Mcsorley (Providence).