CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — With the exception of Army West Point, Colgate, and Loyola Maryland, the Patriot League men’s soccer teams will compete in one more non-League contest before the League slate opens on Friday, with the Greyhounds visiting the Raiders at 6 p.m.
Last week, the Black Knights recorded a pair of wins against Siena and Marist and will begin League play at Lehigh (3-2) on Saturday with a 5-2 record. In their game at Siena, the Black Knights held the Saints to just two shots, marking the first time since Nov. 2, 1993 that the Cadets held an opponent to two shots or fewer.
Boston University captured its first win of the season with a 1-0 shutout over Ivy rival Harvard and will look to keep the momentum going against another Ivy opponent in Princeton. The Terriers then travel to American on Saturday to begin League play.
Currently, Lehigh junior forward Mark Forrest leads the League with five goals, a perfect 1.000 goals per game average, and a 2.40 pointer per game average. He is tied with Army sophomore forward Keenan O’Shea with 12 points. O’Shea is also tied with Colgate senior Jared Stroud, Lehigh senior Doyle Tuvesson, and Loyola junior Gabriel Carlsson for a League high of four assists. On the other end of the pitch, Army sophomore keeper Justin Stoll has a League-best 0.552 goals against average and four shutouts, while Bucknell junior goalie Ryan Ott owns a 0.833 save percentage.
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Last Week’s Results
Monday, September 11
American 1, Binghamton 1 (2OT)
Wednesday, September 13
Army 1, Siena 0 (OT)
New Hampshire 2, Holy Cross 0
George Washington 3, Navy 1
Thursday, September 14
Lehigh 3, Penn 0
Friday, September 15
Albany 3, American 1
SMU 4, Loyola 0
Saturday, September 16
UMass 2, Colgate 1
Bucknell 1, Robert Morris 1 (2OT)
Dartmouth 5, Holy Cross 0
Duquesne 2, Navy 1
La Salle 2, Lafayette 1
Boston U. 1, Harvard 0
Sunday, September 17
Army 2, Marist 1 |
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, September 19
West Virginia at American, 3 p.m.
Bucknell at Saint Peter’s, 4 p.m.
Princeton at Boston U. 4 p.m.
Seton Hall at Lehigh, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20
Albany at Lafayette, 7 p.m.
Northeastern at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Navy at UMBC, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, September 22
Loyola at Colgate, 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 23
Holy Cross at Navy, 11 a.m.
Bucknell at Lafayette, 1 p.m.
Boston U. at American, 2 p.m.
Army at Lehigh, 7 p.m.
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The men’s soccer weekly awards for Sept. 11 – 17 went to Doyle Tuvesson (Lehigh), Tyler Mitchiner (Army), Adam Sheikali (Boston U.), Will Smith (Lehigh), and Matt Thorsheim (Bucknell).
Corvias Patriot League Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards
CORVIAS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DOYLE TUVESSON, LEHIGH Sr., F, Kennett Square, Pa.
Tuvesson had a hand in all three of the Mountain Hawks’ goals in Thursday’s shutout of Penn. The senior first set up teammate Jack Miskel for what proved to be the game-winner with a perfectly placed cross into the box for a header, while he scored from 18 yards out while splitting two defenders. He tacked on another point with an assist on Lehigh’s third goal.
CORVIAS MIDFIELDER OF THE WEEK
TYLER MITCHINER, ARMY WEST POINT So., M, Clearwater, Fla.
Mitchiner helped the Black Knights to improve to 5-2 on the season with a pair of wins over Siena and Marist. The sophomore scored his first career game-winning goal against Siena in the 104th minute, then tallied a second game-winning goal against Marist on a header.
CORVIAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ADAM SHEIKALI, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., D, Atlanta, Ga.
Sheikali played a key role in the Terriers’ first win and shutout of the 2017 season against Ivy rival Harvard on Saturday. The senior quickly scored in the 44th minute after collecting a long free kick inside the box and also helped hold the Crimson to just six shot attempts. Additionally, his goal marked the team’s first goal of the season.
CORVIAS GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
WILL SMITH, LEHIGH So., GK, Devon, Pa.
Smith recorded a trio of saves in the Mountain Hawks’ 3-0 victory over Penn on Thursday evening. Facing a total of four shots, the sophomore made a save in the 19th minute and added two more in the second half, after Lehigh took a 3-0 lead. He made stops in the 75th and 84th minutes to help the Mountain Hawks secure the win.
CORVIAS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MATT THORSHEIM, BUCKNELL Fr., M, Manalpan, N.J.
Thorsheim tallied as assist on teammate Nick King’s game-tying goal as the Bison tied Robert Morris, 1-1, on the road Saturday. The freshman made a low cross into the box from the right with 5:48 remaining in regulation to earn a point. He also registered three shots, two of which were on goal.
HONORABLE MENTION
KEENAN O’SHEA, ARMY WEST POINT So., F, Chesterfield, Pa.
O’Shea helped the Black Knights to a pair of wins, dishing out an assist on the game-winning goal in the 104th minute at Siena and notching the game-tying goal against Marist.
NICK KING, BUCKNELL So., M, Mattawan, Mich.
King scored the game-tying goal in the 85th minute to help the Bison to a 1-1 tie against Robert Morris on Saturday.
ZAC MCGRAW, ARMY WEST POINT So., D, Torrance, Calif.
McGraw played in key role on the backline for the Black Knights’ wins over Siena and Marist and also recorded an assist on the game-winning goal against Marist.
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