BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Holy Cross and Loyola Maryland each earned two of the five Patriot League Men’s Soccer weekly honors presented by PenFed Credit Union when the League announced its awards on Monday, while Lehigh collected one.
 
Holy Cross freshman forward Archie Hatcher was named Patriot League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week after recording a second-half hat trick to lead the Crusaders to a 3-2 comeback victory at Army West Point.
 
Lehigh senior midfielder Noah Levy earned Patriot League Men’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week honors after totaling two assists, helping guide the Mountain Hawks to a 2-0 week that included a League win over Bucknell.
 
Loyola Maryland junior defender Brandon Meminger received Patriot League Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week recognition after scoring the game-winning goal and helping the Greyhounds post a 1-0 shutout at Colgate.
 
Loyola Maryland sophomore goalkeeper Connor O’Keefe collected Patriot League Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honors after recording five saves and securing his second clean sheet of the season in the 1-0 victory.
 
American senior forward Mustapha Sowe, Lehigh senior defender Sam Davis and junior forward Thomas Robertson, Navy freshman midfielder Luke Parker, Lafayette senior defender Nicholas Liebich and freshman midfielder Oliver Gordon, and Lehigh sophomore goalkeeper Anton Kinnunen all received honorable mentions.
 
The Patriot League men’s soccer players of the week are chosen in a vote by League head coaches, who are not eligible to vote for their own student-athletes.
 
2025 Patriot League Men’s Soccer Standings (as of October 20)
 

School	PL Record	PL Pct.	Points	Overall Record	Overall Pct.
American *	5-1	.833	15	6-7-1	.464
Lehigh	4-1-1	.750	13	7-4-3	.607
Boston University	4-2	.667	12	8-5	.615
Bucknell	3-2-1	.583	10	7-3-3	.654
Lafayette	2-1-3	.583	9	5-5-4	.500
Army West Point	2-3-1	.417	7	4-5-5	.464
Loyola Maryland	2-4	.333	6	3-9-1	.269
Colgate	1-3-2	.333	5	5-6-3	.464
Holy Cross	1-3-2	.333	5	4-6-5	.433
Navy	0-4-2	.167	2	3-6-5	.393

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*Clinched a berth to the 2025 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Men’s Soccer Championship
 
Patriot League Men’s Soccer Offensive & Rookie of the Week
Archie Hatcher, Holy Cross, Fr., F, Alkham, England/Canterbury Academy
*Hatcher recorded a hat trick to lead Holy Cross to a 3-2 comeback victory at Army West Point on Saturday.
*After trailing 2-0, the freshman scored three times in the final 30 minutes to rally the Crusaders to the win.
*His performance marked Holy Cross’s first hat trick since 2022, and just the program’s second since 2013.
*Hatcher now leads the Patriot League with six goals and 14 points this season.

Patriot League Men’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week
Noah Levy, Lehigh, Sr., MF, Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood
*Levy tallied two assists to help Lehigh post a 2-0 week.
*The senior assisted on the game-winning goal and recorded a shot on goal in Lehigh’s victory over Saint Joseph’s.
*Levy added another assist and anchored the midfield in a key League win over Bucknell.

Patriot League Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Brandon Meminger, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D, Clinton, Md./International Virtual Learning Academy
*Meminger scored the game-winning goal in Loyola Maryland’s 1-0 road win at Colgate.
*The junior helped the Greyhounds’ back line limit Colgate to five shots on goal to secure the shutout win.

Patriot League Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Connor O’Keefe, Loyola Maryland, So., GK, St. George, Utah/Shattuck St. Mary’s
*O’Keefe recorded five saves to notch his second shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory at Colgate.
*The sophomore helped hold the Raiders to five shots on goal and made two key stops in the final 10 minutes to preserve the clean sheet.
 
Honorable Mentions
Mustapha Sowe, American, Sr., F, East Newark, N.J./Harrison
Sowe scored both goals in American’s 2-1 win over Boston University, including a clinical finish to the bottom left corner that stood as the game-winner. He now leads AU with four goals this season.
 
Thomas Robertson, Lehigh, Jr., F, Chapel Hill, N.C./The Accelerator School
Robertson scored two goals on two shots in Lehigh’s 2-0 week, including the game-winner against Bucknell. He also converted a penalty kick for the go-ahead tally in a 3-2 victory over Saint Joseph’s.
 
Luke Parker, Navy, Fr., MF, Edgewater, Md./South River
Parker recorded his first collegiate goal and first career three-point match in Navy’s 3-3 draw with Lafayette. He assisted on a first-half tally and then scored with 12 seconds remaining to help snap a three-match skid.

Nicholas Liebich, Lafayette, Sr., D, Boise, Idaho/Riverstone International
Liebich scored his first goal of the season in Lafayette’s 3-3 draw at Navy, heading home a finish in the fifth minute.

Sam Davis, Lehigh, Sr., D, Frisco, Texas/Memorial
Davis anchored a Lehigh back line that allowed just one goal on 14 shots in a League victory over Bucknell. The senior helped the Mountain Hawks hold the Bison scoreless in the second half despite 10 attempts.

Oliver Gordon, Lafayette, Fr., M, Brooklyn, N.Y./Friends Seminary
Gordon netted the first goal of his career to tie the match in the 40th minute at Navy, helping the Leopards earn a road draw.

Anton Kinnunen, Lehigh, So., GK, Kemi, Finland/Scholar Athletes Leadership Academy
Kinnunen totaled nine saves across two victories, including five stops against Saint Joseph’s and four more in a League win over Bucknell.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
8.25 – Jack Lucas, Bucknell, Jr., F
9.1 – Troy Elgersma, American, Sr., MF
9.8 – Jack Lucas, Bucknell, Jr., F
9.15 – Beckett Wegner, Lehigh, Sr., F
9.22 – Giacomo Zizza, Lehigh, So., M
9.29 – Sebastian Garces, American, Jr., M
10.6 – Thomas Robertson, Lehigh, Jr., F
10.13 – Jubril Bamgbala, Army West Point, Jr., F
10.20 – Archie Hatcher, Holy Cross, Fr., F
 
Midfielder of the Week
8.25 – Duncan Sullivan, Navy, So., M
9.1 – Pharis Petrica, Boston University, So., MF
9.8 – Lapo Romieri, Boston University, Jr., M
9.15 – Jack Meyer, Army West Point, Sr., M
9.22 – Giacomo Zizza, Lehigh, So., M
9.29 – Pharis Petrica, Boston University, So., MF
10.6 – Jimmy Pombor, Bucknell, Sr., M
10.13 – Jack Meyer, Army West Point, Sr., M
10.20 – Noah Levy, Lehigh, Sr., MF


Defensive Player of the Week
8.25 – Julian Di Lucia, Colgate, So., D
9.1 – Kelly Cooper, Army West Point, Jr., D
9.8 – Aidan Kieffer, Boston University, Sr., D
9.15 – Kelly Cooper, Army West Point, Sr., D
9.22 – Liam Winograd, Colgate, Sr., D
9.29 – Taku Takahashi, American, Gr., D
10.6 – Quin DeLaMater, Boston University, Sr., D
10.13 – Owen Ennis, Army West Point, Jr., D
10.20 – Brandon Meminger, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
8.25 – Eric Widrick, Colgate, Sr., GK
9.1 – Eric Widrick, Colgate, Sr., GK
9.8 – Eric Widrick, Colgate, Sr., GK
9.15 – Michael Guiry, Army West Point, So., GK
9.22 – Eric Widrick, Colgate, Sr., GK
9.29 – Anton Kinnunen, Lehigh, So., GK
10.6 – Eric Axtman, Lafayette, Sr., GK
10.13 – Michael Guiry, Army West Point, So., GK
10.20 – Connor O’Keefer, Loyola Maryland, So., GK
 
Rookie of the Week
8.25 – Ryan Schachter, Colgate, Fy., F
9.1 – Luciano Larrea, Lehigh, Fy., F
9.8 – Austin Mobray, Boston University, Fr., D
9.15 – Archie Hatcher, Holy Cross, Fr., F
9.22 – Cole Ramey, Colgate, Fy., F
9.29 – Jack Endacott, Loyola Maryland, Fr., D
10.6 – Nicolas Papadopoulos, Lafayette, Fr., F
10.13 – Austin Mobray, Boston University, Fr., D
10.20 – Archie Hatcher, Holy Cross, Fr., F


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