Louisville, Akron still 1-2; Mattocks POTW
Ken Lolla’s Louisville Cardinals and Caleb Porter’s Akron Zips remain at 1-2 in this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking.
Louisville defeated Big East rivals Cincinnati 3-1 and Notre Dame 2-0 on the week, while Akron picked up a come-from-behind road victory over Penn State 2-1, and a 4-0 win over Buffalo(m).
The Men’s Tournament 48 National Ranking is a running effort to project the 48-team NCAA Tournament field, including all automatic conference and at-large bids to the field. It is updated every Monday through the season. You can see the entire ranking here.
Meanwhile, Akron forward Darren Mattocks has been named TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week. Mattocks, a freshman from Jamaica, helped the Zips to a pair of wins with his robust offensive play, including a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Buffalo(m). With the award, Mattocks headlines this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.
The full TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's Team of the Week for Monday Oct. 11 through Sunday Oct. 17 is as follows.
GK: Josh Ford, Connecticut
D: Greg Monaco, Virginia
D: Marius Krathe, South Florida
D: Aubrey Perry, South Florida
D: Ashani Fairclough, South Florida
M: Michael Nanchoff, Akron
M: Shawn Sloan, High Point
F: Darren Mattocks, Akron
F: Nick DeLeon, Louisville
F: Stephen Knox, Boston University
F: Andres Cuero, Charlotte
Player of the Week: Darren Mattocks, Akron
The TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week is chosen after consulting match reports from all DI matches played in the preceding week.
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