Men's Team of the Week: November 18

by TopDrawerSoccer

November 19, 2024

The Player of the Week goes to a forward who upped his performance in the biggest games as Daniel Ittycheria led the Princeton Tigers to their first Ivy League tournament trophy.

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The first example of Ittycheria’s clutch qualities came in the Ivy League semi-final as lower-seeded Princeton went down 2-0 18 minutes into the match versus a Cornell team ranked sixth in the country. Ittycheria struck back on a header for 2-1, then delivered another for the golden goal winner with 7 minutes remaining in the second overtime. Following that was a trip to hostile territory as nationally ranked No. 4 Penn hosted the Ivy League final. In a dominating performance, Princeton ran out 3-1 winners, with Ittycheria scoring the third on a well-placed finish from outside the 18. Thanks to the junior forward, the Tigers will compete in the NCAA tournament after two seasons of disappointment.

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Player of the Week: Daniel Ittycheria, Princeton

Men’s Team of the Week: November 11-17

GK: Josh Lane, Robert Morris - The Colonials needed all hands on deck to win the Horizon League tournament, and Lane delivered eight saves combined in identical 1-0 semi-final and championship victories over Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Oakland.

D: Carlos Hernando, West Virginia - The Mountaineers won the Sun Belt tournament trophy thanks to their towering center back scoring the game-winner in the semi-final victory over Kentucky, then playing all 110 minutes and converting his penalty kick to defeat No. 8 Marshall in shootouts after 0-0 in regulation and overtime.

D: Lasse Laursen, Charlotte - Laursen played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 semi-final defeat of South Florida, then provided the game-winning assist in overtime to defeat Florida International for the AAC tournament title.

D: Prince Amponsah, Wake Forest - Named the ACC tournament defensive MVP, Amponsah was dominant as Wake Forest defeated Virginia 5-1, then Clemson in penalty kicks to win the trophy.

M: Julien Le Bourdoulous, Kansas City - Worthy of the No. 10 jersey, Le Bourdoulous provided both assists as Kansas City upset No. 2 Denver to win the Summit League trophy.

M: Anton Khelil, North Florida - With two assists in the 3-0 semi-final victory over FGCU, then a goal in the final versus Central Arkansas, Khelil delivered clutch performances to help the Ospreys lift the trophy.

M: Edgar Leon, Seattle - The freshman midfielder bagged a double in the semi-final victory over California Baptist and then played a key role as the Redhawks cruised past San Jose State to win the WAC tournament.

M: Alan Martinez, LIU - Rewarded with the NEC tournament MVP trophy for his performances, Martinez led with class and two-goal contributions to help the Sharks past Saint Francis and Fairleigh Dickinson for the title.

F: Daniel Ittycheria, Princeton - Ittycheria was the definition of clutch to help Princeton to a historic Ivy League championship.

F: Felix Buabeng, Dayton - Despite starring as a substitute, Buabeng scored twice in the 3-0 championship victory over Saint Louis days after assisting in the 2-0 shutout of Fordham in the previous round.

F: Cason Goodman, UC Davis - The junior forward scored both goals as UC Davis shocked UC Santa Barbara in the Big West tournament final.

Honorable Mention: GK Max Trejo (Ohio State), D Demian Alvarez (Seattle), D Victor Thompson Jr. (Robert Morris), D Leo Andrade (Gardner-Webb), M Connor Evans (Portland), M Baraka Tarleton (Evansville), M Zach Zengue (Georgetown), M Martin Bakken (Dayton), F Devonte Richards (Central Arkansas), F Drew Roskos (Bucknell), F Joaquin Acuna (North Florida)