Men's Team of the Week: September 23

by TopDrawerSoccer

September 24, 2024

An Ivy League star earns Player of the Week as Lorenzo Amaral provided six goal contributions in a breathtaking week for the Brown Bears.

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First against Boston University, Amaral scored twice and assisted one in the 5-1 victory. Then, in a thrilling match with Stonehill, Amaral notched one goal before assisting the final two in a 5-3 win. In just one week, the sophomore attacker tripled his two-goal contributions from last season.

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Player of the Week: Lorenzo Amaral, Brown

Men’s Team of the Week: September 16-22

GK: Tomasz Wroblewski, Elon - The Elon goalkeeper put on an outstanding performance with 13 saves in a 1-1 draw with Wake Forest before stopping another three in a 2-1 defeat of Stony Brook.

D: Bastian Hatcher, Monmouth - Hatcher managed two starts on the week, first in a 1-1 draw with LIU, then in a 2-1 victory over No. 12 Hofstra, where he scored the opening goal.

D: Jason Bucknor, Michigan - The Michigan full-back was in fine attacking form with a goal in a 1-1 draw with Washington, then another two in a thrilling 3-3 tie with No. 9 UCLA.

D: Kyran Chambron Pinho, SMU - The German defender was pivotal in two clean-sheet victories over Incarnate Word and No. 15 Virginia Tech, providing two assists in the latter.

M: Andres Rodriguez, VCU - VCU ended two unbeaten seasons with their midfield maestro at the core, providing an Olimpico goal in a 2-0 victory versus No. 3 Penn, then a brilliant assist in a 2-0 defeat of Rhode Island.

M: Luciano Pechota, Ohio State - The Buckeye offense ran riot with eight goals in two victories, and Pechota led the way with two versus Penn State and another versus Rutgers.

M: William Pierce, Fairfield - Pierce delivered a hat trick to lead the Stags to a 3-1 defeat of Columbia.

M: Ethan Stevenson, Longwood - Stevenson was all Longwood needed to defeat Presbyterian as his hat trick cemented a 3-1 win.

F: Lorenzo Amaral, Brown - The Florida native produced three goals and three assists in a breathtaking week.

F: Eli Conway, Connecticut - Conway carried Connecticut to a vital 3-2 conference victory with his second-half hat trick versus DePaul.

F: Emil Jaaskelainen, Akron - The England native did all his work in one game, scoring twice and assisting another two in a thrilling 4-3 defeat of Butler.

Honorable Mention: GK Nicholas Diana (Purdue Fort Wayne), D Harrison Bertos (Washington), D Tim Koczulap (Robert Morris), D Lasse Laursen (Charlotte), M Jimmy Baars (Western Illinois), M Sebastian Green (Notre Dame), M Brayden Tester (Wright State), M Hjalti Sigurdsson (Dayton), F Luis Sahmkow (Pittsburgh), F Trace Terry (Bowling Green), F Agaton Pourshahidi (Akron)