LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men's Soccer Players of the Week on Monday for the week ending on September 17
th. Marywood’s Kyle Falcon was named Player of the week, while Cabrini’s MJ Graham was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Player of the Week:
Name: : Kyle Falcon
School: Marywood
Class: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Hometown: Mohnton, Pa.
High School: Twin Valley
Brief Outlook of Week: Falcon scored four goals in a pair of victories for Marywood. The sophomore forward had the first multi-goal game of his career with a hat trick in a 5-3 win over Clarks Summit. Falcon broke away for a goal in a 2-0 triumph over Penn State Brandywine.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: MJ Graham
School: Cabrini
Class: Senior
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown:. Wilmington, DE
High School: Salesianum
Brief Outlook of Week: Graham picked up a win and a draw in net on the week for the Cavaliers. The senior allowed just one goal with eight saves across the two games.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Bayron Banegas (So., Goalkeeper, Marymount) - Banegas recorded his first two clean sheets of the season in wins over Hood and Notre Dame last week. Overall, he held opponents off the board for over 220 consecutive minutes. He had five total saves in a 2-1 week for the Saints.
Matt Duddy, (Gr., Forward, Cabrini) – Duddy tallied a point in each of the Cabrini games in the 1-0-1 week for the Cavaliers. The graduate student scored the goal in a 1-1 draw against Eastern and added an assist in a 2-0 victory over Rutgers Camden.
Ryan Straub (Jr., Goalkeeper, Immaculata) – Straub made six saves to preserve Immaculata the draw against Goucher on September 16
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Previous Weekly Award Winners:
Sept 5, 2022 – Matt Duddy, Cabrini & Alex Russo, Marywood
Sept 11, 2022 – Erick Shoetter-Rojas, Marymount & Axel Gonzalez, Marymount