Christopher Newport Senior Jalon Brown and Salisbury Senior Logan Becker Claim CAC Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
YORK, Pa. -- Christopher Newport senior Jalon Brown and Salisbury senior Logan Becker were named the CAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week for Nov. 3, 2014.
Offensive Player of the Week
Jalon Brown | Christopher Newport | Sr. | F
Yorktown, Va. | Grafton
Christopher Newport senior Jalon Brown was named the CAC Offensive Player of the Week after tallying two goals and two assists in a 2-0 week for the Captains, including the game-winning goal in the CAC first round victory over Mary Washington. Brown opened the week with a goal and two assists in the second half against Marymount, leading a critical comeback that clinched a playoff berth for the Captains. With his game-winner against Mary Washington on Saturday, Brown became just the fourth player in CNU history to reach the 40-point plateau in a season. He leads the CAC in both points (40) and goals (17).
Defensive Player of the Week
Logan Becker | Salisbury | Sr. | D
Pocomoke, Md. | Pocomoke
Salisbury senior Logan Becker was honored as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after helping Salisbury clinch the top seed in the CAC Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Wesley last Wednesday. With the defense down two starting senior backs, Becker led the backline for the full 90 minutes, limiting the Wolverines to one goal.
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WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (11/3)
FROSTBURG STATE: Hassan Mostafa, So., GK, Columbia, Md. / Oakland Mills
PENN STATE HARRISBURG: Jon Willingham, Sr., F, Harrisburg, Pa./Sci-Tech High
ST. MARY'S: Emmanuel Oppong, Fr., F, Silver Spring, Md./Blake
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Efren Gutierrez, Jr., GK, Santa Barbara, Calif./BYU
WESLEY: Chris Harvell, Jr., M, Hamilton, N.J./Steinert
YORK: Yawo Baah, Sr., M, South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield
NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE
The CAC semifinals are on Wednesday, with #1 Salisbury hosting #5 Christopher Newport at 2 p.m. and #2 Penn State Harrisburg hosting #6 St. Mary's at 6 p.m. ... Salisbury (3rd) and Christopher Newport (4th) and are both ranked in the South Atlantic Regional rankings ... Salisbury is ranked 10th in last week's NSCAA National Rankings ... In the D3soccer.com top 25, Salisbury is ranked 19th and Christopher Newport is 22nd ... With the 3-1 victory over Wesley, Salisbury head coach Gerry DiBartolo is now just one win shy of another milestone in his career, as he is looking to reach his 400th in the CAC semifinals against CNU ... Penn State Harrisburg senior Jon Willingham scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Mary Washington last Wednesday, giving the Lions the No. 2 seed in the CAC playoffs and a first-round bye ... St. Mary's Emmanuel Oppong came off the bench to score the game-winning goal at Frostburg State and lift the Seahawks into the semifinals for the first time since 2006.