Men's Soccer

MSOC: Nov. 11 Players of the Week

DALLAS – Conference USA regular-season champion No. 14 Marshall swept the league’s weekly honors after defeating No. 19 FIU. Jamil Roberts received the offensive nod after scoring both goals in the narrow 2-1 victory. Paulo Pita garnered the defensive honor following his stout stand in goal to hold the Panthers to just one score. All weekly awards are presented by Top of the World.
 
C-USA Offensive Player of the Week – Jamil Roberts, Marshall, Jr., Langport, England
Roberts had one of his best games of the season to help the Thundering Herd clinch their first C-USA regular-season title. The junior scored both goals in the 2-1 victory over FIU. He netted his first goal of the night in the 18th minute to get Marshall on the scoreboard first. After the Panthers scored the equalizer two minutes later, Roberts nailed the game-winner in the 23rd minute, his sixth goal of the season.
 
C-USA Defensive Player of the Week – Paulo Pita, Marshall, R-Sr., Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pita had another excellent outing in Marshall’s 2-1 win on the road at FIU. The redshirt senior allowed just one goal and recorded six crucial saves to tie his season-high. He made four stops in the first half, including two within a matter of seconds in the seventh minute. Pita posted two more in the second half as the Thundering Herd went on to secure the C-USA regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the C-USA Championship.
 
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
O28     Daniel Evans, Kentucky
N4       Milo Yosef, Marshall
N11     Jamil Roberts, 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
O28     Hagay Jalon, Florida Atlantic
N4       Paulo Pita, Marshall
N11     Paulo Pita, Marshall