BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Army West Point claimed three of the five Patriot League Men’s Soccer weekly honors presented by PenFed Credit Union when the League office announced its fourth set of weekly awards on Monday. Lehigh and Holy Cross each earned one weekly award.

Lehigh senior forward Beckett Wenger collected Patriot League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring a goal and assisting on the game-winner to lead the Mountain Hawks to a 2-1 victory over Loyola Maryland.
 
Army West Point senior midfielder Jack Meyer earned Patriot League Men’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week recognition after recording his first career assist and playing a pivotal role in the Black Knights’ strong defensive efforts during a pair of victories.
 
Army West Point senior defender Kelly Cooper was named Patriot League Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal and anchoring the Black Knights’ back line that posted two shutouts.
 
Army West Point sophomore goalkeeper Michael Guiry nabbed Patriot League Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honors after totaling 10 saves in back-to-back shutout performances.
 
Holy Cross freshman forward Archie Hatcher earned Patriot League Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week after netting his first career goal in the Crusaders’ 1-1 draw at Navy to open Patriot League play.
 
Army West Point’s Jack De Simone and Nicholas Berardi, Lehigh’s Trey Sheeler and Anton Kinnunen, American’s Sebastian Garces, and Bucknell’s Jackson Sullivan earned 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 September 15)
 

School	PL Record	PL Pct.	Points	Overall Record	Overall Pct.
Bucknell	1-0	1.000	3	4-1-1	.750
Army West Point	1-0	1.000	3	3-1-2	.667
Lehigh	1-0	1.000	3	3-1-2	.667
American	1-0	1.000	3	1-4-1	.250
Navy	0-0-1	.500	1	1-2-4	.429
Holy Cross	0-0-1	.500	1	1-3-2	.333
Boston University	0-1	.000	0	3-2	.600
Colgate	0-1	.000	0	3-2-1	.583
Lafayette	0-1	.000	0	2-4-1	.357
Loyola Maryland	0-1	.000	0	1-4-1	.250

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Patriot League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Beckett Wenger, Lehigh, Sr., F, Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown
*Wegner scored a goal and added an assist to lead Lehigh to a 2-1 victory over Loyola Maryland in its Patriot League opener.
*The senior netted the match’s first goal and later assisted on the game-winning tally.
 
Patriot League Men’s Soccer Midfielder of the Week
Jack Meyer, Army West Point, Sr., M, Southlake, Tex./Southlake Carroll
*Meyer recorded his first career assist in Army West Point’s 1-0 win over Boston University, delivering a header to set up Kelly Cooper’s game-winning goal.
*The senior logged significant minutes in both matches, helping control the midfield and limit opponents’ shots on goal as the Black Knights went 2-0.
 
Patriot League Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Kelly Cooper, Army West Point, Sr., D, Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood Charter School
*Cooper scored his first career goal, heading in the game-winner in the 38th minute against Boston University.
*The senior played all 180 minutes across two shutout victories for the Black Knights last week.
 
Patriot League Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Michael Guiry, Army West Point, So., GK, Jacksonville, Fla./Fletcher
*Guiry posted back-to-back shutouts while making 10 total saves across two victories.
*The sophomore recorded two saves in a 2-0 win over Villanova before tallying a career-high eight stops, including six in the second half, in a 1-0 win over Boston University.
*Guiry improved to 3-0-1 on the season while lowering his goals-against average to 0.50.
 
Patriot League Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week
Archie Hatcher, Holy Cross, Fr., F, Alkham, England/Canterbury
*Hatcher scored his first career goal in Holy Cross’ 1-1 draw at Navy to open Patriot League play.
*The freshman scored off a rebound in the 68th minute to give the Crusaders a 1-0 lead.
 
Honorable Mentions
Jack De Simone, Army West Point, Fr., F, Sedalia, Colo./Regis Jesuit High School
De Simone scored his first collegiate goal on a penalty kick in the 68th minute to lift Army to a 2-0 win over Villanova. He added 48 minutes of action and a shot in the Black Knights’ 1-0 victory over Boston University to open League play.
 
Trey Sheeler, Lehigh, Jr., M, Bethlehem, Pa./Moravian Academy
Sheeler scored the game-winning goal and tallied four shots, including two on target, to lead Lehigh past Loyola Maryland, 2-1.
 
Sebastian Garces, American, Sr., M, Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom
Garces delivered the lone goal in American’s 1-0 win over Colgate, burying a strike from outside the box while totaling three shots, two on target.
 
Jackson Sullivan, Bucknell, Sr., D, La Grange Park, Ill./Lyons Township
Sullivan anchored the Bucknell back line in a 2-0 victory over Lafayette, playing 76 minutes as the Bison recorded their first clean sheet of the season while limiting the Leopards to just three total shots.
 
Anton Kinnunen, Lehigh, So., GK, Kemi, Finland/Scholar Athletes Leadership Academy
Kinnunen made two saves and allowed just one goal while facing seven shots to backstop Lehigh’s 2-1 victory over Loyola Maryland.
 
Nicholas Berardi, Army West Point, Fr., D, Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central
Berardi recorded his first career assist on a perfectly placed throw-in for the game-winner against Boston University and played all 90 minutes, helping Army West Point post back-to-back shutouts.
 
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 Wenger, Lehigh, Sr., 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
 
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
 
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
 
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


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