Men's Soccer

MSOC: Oct. 21 Players of the Week

DALLAS – No. 21 Marshall posted two road wins following their historic jump in the national polls this week and swept the Conference USA Player of the Week awards. Milo Yosef received the offensive nod after his nine-point performance across both matches. Paulo Pita, who continues to be a wall in goal for the Thundering Herd, earned defensive honors. All weekly awards are presented by Top of the World.
 
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week – Milo Yosef, Marshall, R-Fr., Aachen, Germany
Yosef tallied nine points in a two-game swing in California. Of his six shots on goal, four made it past the keeper. The redshirt freshman netted two against LMU and added on an assist to clinch the 4-1 victory. At San Diego State, he posted a second-half brace in a 5-1 win. His four scores propelled him to the league lead with 10 on the season. He also leads C-USA with 21 points.
 
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week – Paulo Pita, Marshall, R-Sr., Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pita earned two wins in goal on the road. The redshirt senior recorded a .714 save percentage, only allowing two goals on the weekend. Pita made three saves to secure a 4-1 victory for the Thundering Herd at LMU. He followed it up with two stops against San Diego State in a 5-1 win. The Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, product now has 10 wins in 2019.
 
2019 C-USA Offensive Players of the Week
S2        Andrew Booth, FIU
S9        Teddy Chaouche, Charlotte
S16      Alessandro Campoy, FIU
S23      Caleb Franke, FIU
S30      Ivan Mykhailenko, Florida Atlantic
O7       Axel Sigurdarson, Charlotte
O14     Mohamed Conde, FIU
O21     Milo Yosef, Marshall
 
2019 C-USA Defensive Players of the Week
S2        Hagay Jalon, Florida Atlantic
S9        Patrick Hogan, Charlotte
S16      Delasi Batse, Charlotte
S23      Nick O’Callaghan, FIU
S30      Daniel Gagliardi, FIU
O7       Illal Osmanu, Marshall
O14     Elliot Panicco, Charlotte
            Illal Osmanu, Marshall
O21     Paulo Pita, Marshall