Men's Soccer

MSOC: Oct. 17 C-USA Players of the Week

IRVING, Texas – Sophomore forward Daniel Bruce of No. 14 Charlotte claims Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring the game-winning goal at No. 3 Clemson on Oct. 11. Junior goalkeeper William Pyle earns Defensive Player of the Week after registering back-to-back clean sheets in conference matches last week.  
 
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week – Daniel Bruce, Charlotte, So., F, Northwich, Cheshire, England
Bruce Scored the game-winning goal in the 56th minute to lead the 49ers to a 1-0 victory at No. 3 Clemson. For the season, he has scored three goals with two game-winners and an assist. This is Bruce’s first C-USA Player of the Week award of his career.
 
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week – William Pyle, South Carolina, Jr., GK, Charlotte, N.C.
Pyle posted two shutouts and eight saves en route to helping the Gamecocks to the top of the C-USA standings. They remain the only unbeaten team in conference play at 3-0-1. Pyle came up huge in overtime at FIU on Oct.10. He stopped a Panther penalty kick from 12-yards out with a full-extension save on a rocket to the near post that would have been the game-winner. Pyle logged three saves total in the match. He stayed locked in on Saturday against UAB, notching five saves in the shutout win that propelled the Gamecocks to first-place in the C-USA standings. This is Pyle’s first C-USA Player of the Week award this year and second of his career.

 
2016 C-USA Offensive Players of the Week
  • A29 Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion
  • S6 Marco Sunol-Rojas, Charlotte
  • S12 Sebastian Hauret, Old Dominion
  • S19 Santiago Patino, FIU
  • S26 Kurtis Turner, South Carolina
  • O3 Bjorn Gudjonsson, South Carolina
  • O10 Henrique Sposito, UAB
  • O17 Daniel Bruce, Charlotte
 
 2016 C-USA Defensive Players of the Week
  • A29 Aaron Herrera, New Mexico
  • S6 Callum Montgomery, Charlotte
  • S12 Jimmy Filerman, Old Dominion
  • S19 Elliot Panicco, Charlotte
  • S26 Stuart Ford, Kentucky
  • O3 Jordan Wilson, Kentucky
  • O10 Mathieu Laurent, UAB
  • O17 William Pyle, South Carolina
 
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