Men's Team of the Week: September 26

by TopDrawerSoccer

September 26, 2023

The Player of the Week goes to Willem Ebbinge of Harvard, who showcased his outstanding vision and playmaking ability to assist all five goals Harvard scored in two games. First in a four-assist performance against Fairfield to lead the Crimson to their first win of the season, then another against Ivy League rivals Cornell in a hard-fought 1-1 result. The New Zealand native missed the first three games of this season, but since returning to the starting line-up, his creative qualities have added a new dimension to the Harvard attack.

Player of the Week: Willem Ebbinge, Harvard

Team of the Week: September 18-24

GK Gabriel Perrotta, Marshall – Away from his excellent shot-stopping and three saves, Perrotta displayed outstanding distribution against No. 4 UCF, as his passing range broke the press and created scoring opportunities.

D Max Floriani, Saint Louis – The redshirt sophomore played 180 minutes, contributing to two wins, one clean sheet, and an assist as the Billikens defeated Oral Roberts and Fordham.

D Zach Wagner, Navy – With 180 minutes played and two clean sheets against Marist and Bucknell, the senior captain was a force for Navy this week.

D Michael Peck, Missouri State – Missouri State continues its dominant start to the season as Peck played all 90 against Belmont to earn another clean sheet.

M Quenzi Huerman, North Carolina – Putting the team on his back, Huerman contributed two goals and two assists against UNC Wilmington and Duke.

M Willem Ebbinge, Harvard – A five-assist week is well worthy of a spot in the team of the week.

M Zach Zengue, Georgetown – The sophomore midfielder started in two wins against James Madison and Xavier, including a brace against the latter in a 3-1 victory.

M Martin Dadzie, Brown – With a goal against Providence and another two against Columbia, Dadzie shined all week.

F Pietro Fontana, Central Arkansas – The Italian Sophomore turned heads with a four-goal performance against Queens (N.C.) as Central Arkansas earned a 6-2 victory.

F James Morris, Seattle – Seattle earned results against two ranked teams thanks to Morris scoring twice in a 2-2 draw versus No. 17 Denver, then another against No. 7 Washington in a 3-2 upset.

F Bart Muns, UIC – With a goal at Chicago State, then two goals and two assists in a 4-0 victory versus Drake, the Dutch striker was unstoppable on the week.

Honorable Mention: GK Jack Root (Binghamton), D Nick Dang (Lipscomb), D Hosei Kijima (Wake Forest), D Luke Goodman (UC Davis), M Filip Mirkovic (Pittsburgh), M Will Reilly (Stanford), F Alessandro Arlotti (Harvard), F Ryan Carmichael (Hofstra), F Luis Sahmkow (Pittsburgh), F Alex Harris (Cornell), F Jacob Murrell (Georgetown)