#21 UNH Stays Undefeated; Week #3 #AEMSOC Accolades Unveiled
BOSTON – New Hampshire, the #21 team in the latest United Soccer Coaches’ Top 25, stayed unbeaten last week with a 4-0 shellacking of previously unbeaten Fairfield, the preseason favorite in the MAAC. The Wildcats (3-0-2) are one of 20 unbeaten teams remaining in the nation. Overall, #AEMSOC teams went 9-4-1 a week ago with Hartford and Vermont both going a perfect 2-0-0.
Fourteen games take place this week ahead of the start of conference play on Sept. 27.
Here are the conference's week #3 award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners – Sept. 16
Offensive Player of the Week
Fabian Lutz, New Hampshire – Sr. Forward, Bad Gröenenbach, Germany
- Scored a pair of goals in #21 UNH’s lone game of the week, a 4-0 win over Fairfield on Saturday.
- This is Lutz’s first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jimmy Slayton, Hartford – Sr., Goalkeeper, Wethersfield, Conn.
- Totaled seven saves while not allowing a goal in shutout wins over Niagara and St. Bonaventure last week.
- This is Slayton’s first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont – Fr., Forward, Kiel, Germany
- Scored a goal in each of Vermont’s wins, over Quinnipiac and Harvard last week.
- This is Tobinski’s second Rookie of the Week honor of the season (9/3).
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 3 – Offensive Player of the Week: Noah Luescher, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Alejandro Robles, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Sept. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Donnett Sackie, New Hampshire ; Defensive Player of the Week: None Awarded; Rookie of the Week: Addrian Knights-Browne, Hartford
Sept. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Fabian Lutz, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Slayton: Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
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