GNAC Men's Soccer Report: Week 8
Norwich's Joseph Thongsythavong set the Cadets program record for goals (58) after logging eight goals and four assists last week.
October 24, 2022
( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 17 - 23 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Joseph Thongsythavong, Norwich (Sr, F - Salem, Mass.) - Thongsythavong made history for Norwich in a pair of shutout wins over Colby-Sawyer and Albertus Magnus, tallying four goals in each game to finish with eight goals to become the all-time career goals leader in Cadet history with 58 for his career. In addition, Thongsythavong logged four assists to finish with a whopping 20 points on the week.
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Jose Miguel Garcia Martin, St. Joseph (Conn.)
(Jr., GK - Madrid, Spain) - Recorded a career-high 12 saves in the 2-2 draw at Johnson & Wales. Recorded his fourth shutout of the season during the 4-0 win against Rivier. On the week, he stopped 13 of 15 shots for an .867 save percentage. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Valter Santiago, Anna Maria (Gr., GK - Norwood, Mass.) Santiago helped the AMCATS to two straight GNAC wins, helping the AMCATS improve to 3-6-2 in the conference. Santiago had five saves in the 3-2 win over Elms and seven saves en route to a 2-0 shutout win over Regis and his first career shutout. With the two wins this past week, the AMCATS keep their playoff chances alive.
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HONOR ROLL
Hezekiah Adeyeye, Anna Maria (Sr., F - Woonsocket, R.I.) - Adeyeye had a huge week leading the AMCATS to two straight GNAC wins, helping the AMCATS improve to 3-6-2 in the conference. Adeyeye had two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over Elms and a goal and an assist in a key 2-0 win over Regis on Senior Day. He totaled three goals and two assists for eight points in two games this week. With the two wins this week, the AMCATS kept their playoff chances alive.
Joey Soucy, Emmanuel (Mass.) (So, F - Attleboro, Mass.) - Put together a five-point week for the Saints on two goals and one assist. The striker did all the damage in a GNAC win over Elms, scoring the game-winner early on in the affair. He added an assist on the second score of the day before recording the brace in the 24th minute of action for his team-leading eighth goal of the campaign.
Ricky Africo, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Gr., M - North Providence, R.I.) - Africo picked up five points on two goals and an assist was the Wildcats went 1-0-1 last week. He was credited with an assist on the game-tying goal against Saint Joseph (CT) on Wednesday, then scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 win over Dean on Saturday. Africo has a career-high 13 points this season (4-5-13).
Brian Silva, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Jr., F/M - Naugatuck, Conn.) - Paced the Blue Jays with two goals during a 1-0-1 week, including a dominating 4-0 win against Rivier and a 2-2 draw against Johnson & Wales.
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER |
ROOKIE |
| 1 | J. Thongsythavong, NOR | Yener Bartolon, CSC | Jake Richard, DEAN |
| 2 | Daniel Faynstein, LAS | A. Gonzalez Del Rio, DEAN | David Lucero, AMC |
| 3 | Daniel Faynstein, LAS (2) | David Lucero, AMC | David Lucero, AMC (2) |
| 4 | Mamadi Jiana, NOR | David Lucero, AMC (2) | David Lucero, AMC (3) |
| 5 | Mamadi Jiana, NOR (2) | David Flores, ANNA | Yahya Kardad, AMC |
| 6 | Austin Sweeney, JWU | Dominic Cunha, RIV | Henry Wylde, SJC |
| 7 | Austin Ward, SJC | Vincent Conelli, EMM | Yahya Kardad, AMC |
| 8 | J. Thongsythavong, NOR (2) | Jose Miguel Garcia Martin, USJ | Valter Santiago, ANNA |
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