As the country watched No. 1 Marshall travel to No. 6 West Virginia in an incredible college soccer atmosphere, Marcus Caldeira stole the show with his hat trick as the Mountaineers handed Marshall its first loss. The best of the three was a perfect left-footed finessed finish to round up his perfect night.

Player of the Week: Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia

Team of the Week: October 16-October 22

GK Cabral Carter, Pittsburgh – Carter was a marvel, making nine saves and keeping two clean sheets in a 2-0 win versus Duquesne and a 0-0 draw with No. 8 Duke.

D Dominik Kurija, New Hampshire – The German defender scored once and assisted twice in wins versus Hofstra and NJIT.

D Olle Brorsson, Monmouth – The Junior saved the first two goals of his collegiate career for this week as Monmouth defeated Stony Brook 2-0.

D Jaylen Shannon, Western Michigan – The Grad defender contributed to a massive week for the Broncos, assisting in a 3-1 win versus Northern Illinois, then playing the full 90 in a 2-1 upset of No. 16 Missouri State.

M Ousmane Sylla, Clemson – Sylla bagged a hat trick plus an assist in a 6-0 blowout of Boston College.

M Alberto Anaya, Bowling Green – Anaya contributed two goals and an assist as Bowling Green defeated UIC and Drake.

M Rodrigo Robles, James Madison – James Madison continued its Sun Belt resurgence with Robles leading the way with a goal and three assists in wins against Old Dominion and Georgia State.

M Luis Maestre, George Mason – Two goals and two assists against Radford, plus another goal against VCU, earns Maestre a spot on the list.

F Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia – A historic hat trick against No. 1 Marshall put the nation on notice.

F Brendan McSorley, Providence – The Senior scored three and added an assist as Providence defeated Connecticut and Butler.

F Lineker Santos, Memphis – The Brazilian forward did it all in a 4-2 win versus Temple, scoring once and assisting three.

Honorable Mention: GK Edu Rodriguez (Rhode Island), D Mason Visconti (Kentucky), D Nic Muench (SIUE), D Lasse Kelp (UMBC), M Lucas Gonzalez (UC Santa Barbara), D Kevin Bonilla (Portland), M Seth Antwi (High Point), M Holger Olsson (Denver), F Stas Korzeniowski (Penn), F Noeh Hernandez (DePaul), F Stephen Annor Gyamfi (Virginia), F Evan Southern (James Madison), M Muslim Umar (Portland)

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