SoCon Announces Men's Soccer Weekly Honors
TopDrawerSoccer Announces Men's Team of the Week
GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer fifth year student-athlete
Marco Afonso was named Southern Conference (SoCon) Offensive Player of the Week and selected to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week, on Tuesday.
Afonso led the Spartans with two goals and one assist in UNCG's two games on the week, a 5-1 win against High Point on Sept. 6 and in a 2-2 tie against VCU four days later. In the win over the Panthers, Afonso assisted on the first goal of the contest before netting a goal of his own in the 73rd minute off a pass from
Colton Sessoms, extending the Spartans' lead to 4-1. Against the Rams, Afonso put UNCG ahead in the 11th minute, heading a ball back in the net to give the Spartans a 1-0 advantage after securing the rebound off Marc Basile's blocked shot.
The fifth year from Johannesburg, South Africa, scored his 10th and 11th career goals this week, while his one assist marked his 16th career helper. Afonso is tied with
Steven Hernandez for most goals on the team, with three, while his three assists are second on the squad.
UNCG's 4-0-1 record is the best start in program history since 2004, when the Spartans also went 4-0-1 to begin the season and finished 19-3-1 overall. Last week, the Spartans received a No. 19 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. They are No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches South Region. The Spartans are also ranked No. 16 in the College Soccer News Poll and No. 15 by Top Drawer Soccer.
From Afonso
"It is an honor and humbling to achieve these awards and I am grateful to be supported by the staff and players around me. It's still very early in the season and we still have lots to reveal and improve on but overall, the boys are gelling very well together on and off the field. It's a great start to this season."
Up Next
The Spartans play today, Tuesday, September 13 against SMU in Dallas, Texas at 8:00 p.m. EST.
