Men's Soccer

Immaculata's Fonder and Cabrini's Scully Named Men's Soccer Players of the Week

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men's Soccer Players of the Week on Monday for the week ending on October 8th. Immaculata’s Josh Fonder and Cabrini’s Jake Scully led their teams to 2-0 weeks in conference play earning Player and Defensive Player of the Week respectively.

Player of the Week:
Name: Josh Fonder
School: Immaculata
Class: Graduate Student
Position: Forward
Hometown: Pottstown, Pa.
High School: Owen J Roberts
Brief Outlook of Week: Fonder scored two goals to lead Immaculata to a 5-1 victory over Centenary on October 7th. Had four shots on goal during the match, and had a shot on goal in Immaculata's win over Marymount on October 4th.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Jake Scully
School: Cabrini
Class: Graduate Student
Position: Defense
Hometown:. Stratford, N.J.
High School: Sterling
Brief Outlook of Week: Scully was a vital part of the back line for the Cavaliers as they started conference play with a 2-0 week. Across the two games the Cabrini team allowed just one goal, while Scully routinely outmuscled opponents to win 50/50 balls throughout the week. The graduate student played all but 13 minutes of action for the Cavaliers in the two games.

Weekly Honor Roll:
Seth Walker (Sr., Goalkeeper, Neumann) – Walker made the one save needed to help Neumann open conference play 2-0. The graduate student made one saves against the Cyclones in 75 minutes in a 4-0 win and did not have to make a save in a 1-0 win over Marywood. Walker was the anchor in the Knights defense that held the opponents to 12 shots in two games, with only one on goal.

Mert Yildirim (Sr., Forward, Gwynedd Mercy) – Junior forward Mert Yildirim had two late tallies in five minutes apart for the come from behind victory over Penn State Berks on Saturday. Earlier The Griffins were 1-1-1 on the week with a 0-0 tie to Delaware Valley and a conference loss to Cabrini.

Previous Weekly Award Winners:
Sept 5, 2023 – Matt Duddy, Cabrini & Alex Russo, Marywood
Sept 11, 2023 – Erick Shoetter-Rojas, Marymount & Axel Gonzalez, Marymount
Sept 18, 2023 – Kyle Falcon, Marywood & MJ Graham, Cabrini
Sept 25, 2023 – Leonardo Torres, Marymount & Carlos Varona, Marymount
Oct. 2, 2023 – Leonardo Torres, Marymount & Reece Ventura, Marymount