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The Player of the Week honor goes to Ohio State goalkeeper Max Trejo for his match-winning Sweet Sixteen performance.

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There was virtually no separation between the Buckeyes and Stanford, with Trejo making four saves through 110 scoreless minutes of regulation and overtime. That led to penalty kicks where the redshirt junior delivered two clutch saves to lead Ohio State to its first Elite Eight in 17 years.

Check out the Men's Team of the Week, presented by KwikGoal.

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Player of the Week: Max Trejo, Ohio State

Men’s Team of the Week: November 25-Dec. 1

GK: Max Trejo, Ohio State - After keeping a clean sheet through regulation and overtime, Trejo made two saves in the penalty shootout defeat of Stanford.

D: Kyran Chambray Pinho, SMU - Piho dominated his side of the pitch versus Dayton, scoring one and assisting another in the 3-1 victory.

D: Matt Fordham, Massachusetts - It did not register on the stat sheet, but it was Fordham who played the cross that caused the own goal the Minutemen needed to defeat Virginia 1-0.

D: Max Murray, Vermont - The former forward converted to center back was flawless against San Diego, providing several clutch tackles and interceptions to keep the home team off the scoreboard.

M: Taimu Okiyoshi, Marshall - In a typically measured performance, Okiyoshi hardly turned the ball over and added an assist to push Marshall past NC State.

M: Dylan Borso, Wake Forest - The freshman lived up to the hype with a world-class goal in overtime to defeat Clemson.

M: Arnau Vilamitjana, Pittsburgh - The Spanish midfielder scored one, then assisted the game-winning goal on a brilliant through ball as Pittsburgh outlasted Kansas City in overtime.

M: Ian Smith, Denver - In a grueling two-way performance, Smith played all 90 minutes and provided the cross that led to the game-winner Denver needed to defeat Indiana 1-0.

F: Albert Thorsen, Pittsburgh - His well-timed run and finish gave Pittsburgh the overtime game-winner versus Kansas City.

F: Bailey Sparks, SMU - Sparks converted a penalty kick and added another assist to push the Mustangs past Dayton.

F: Lineker Santos, Marshall - Santos scored both goals in a taxing 2-1 defeat of NC State.

Honorable Mention: GK Niklas Herceg (Vermont), D Liam Bennett (NC State), D Noah Adnan (Stanford), D Prince Amponsah (Wake Forest), M Martin Bakken (Dayton), M Julien Le Bourdoulous (Kansas City), M Daniel Escorcia (SMU), M Vusumzi Plamana (NC State), F Ransford Gyan (Clemson), F Ryan Zellefrow (Vermont), F Keegan Kelly (Denver)

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