The latest men’s Player of the Week is Ricardo Louis, a lethal sophomore forward who led a stunning upset of a previously undefeated College Cup contender.

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While both Georgia Southern and Marshall headed to their Sun Belt clash as undefeated teams, the Thundering Herd were favored as the No. 2-ranked team in the nation, having not lost a game in regulation since August 2024. Louis had other plans, scoring a brace that started with a sensational solo-goal in the 30th minutes and ended with a 2-1 game winner in the 79th.

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Player of the Week: Ricardo Louis, Georgia Southern

Men’s Team of the Week: September 22-28

GK: Zac Kelly, Michigan State - The Spartans enjoyed a legendary week with victories over No. 5 Indiana and No. 4 Michigan, and Kelly was at the center, conceding just one while making eight saves.

D: Mitch Ferguson, Notre Dame - The week ended with a loss to SMU, but opened with Ferguson achieving the rare feat of a center back hat trick versus Wright State.

D: Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, Portland - Portland continues rolling, and the Canadian fullback aided the cause with a sensational cross to assist in the 3-0 defeat of Gonzaga.

D: Ismail Nieves, Loyola Marymount - Nieves played all 180 minutes, scored in a 1-1 draw with UC Riverside, and helped shut out Pacific 3-0.  

M: Zach Zengue, Georgetown - The senior is back for a second consecutive week after scoring two and assisting one in a 5-2 victory over George Mason, then adding another goal in the 2-0 shutout of St. John’s.

M: Cooper Flax, Wake Forest - Flax found his scoring boots, kicking off with a hat trick and an assist in the 7-0 rout of Liberty, then adding another goal plus two assists in a thrilling 3-4 loss to No. 17 Clemson.

M: Carlos Zambrano, Syracuse - In a heroic performance versus Colgate, Zambrano entered as a substitute and bagged a hat trick to lead the 3-0 win, then started and helped the Orange defeat California 2-0.

M: Brendan Schoemehl, Bellarmine - Unstoppable on the receiving end of set-pieces, Schoemehl scored twice in the 3-0 victory over Bellarmine.

F: Remi Agunbiade, Akron - A stellar week for the Toronto native began with a goal and an assist in the 3-0 victory over No. 21 Saint Louis, then the lone goal to edge Big East foe Butler.

F: Samir-Mohamed Djeha, Georgia State - Djeha scored in a 1-1 draw with Wofford, then added two goals and an assist in a 5-2 win over Old Dominion.

F: Ricardo Louis, Georgia Southern - The Florida native struck both goals to upset No. 2 Marshall 2-1.

Honorable Mention: GK Johan Rodriguez (Chicago State), D Frederik Danslet (UAB), D Benjamin Wallis (UNLV), D Dren Dobruna (Dayton), M Nathan Richmond (Clemson), M Kenan Hot (Duke), M Chase Ricker (Evansville), M Cooper Forcellini (Xavier), F Zach Lifferth (Liberty), F Sergio Zapata (Cornell), F Milton Lopez (SMU)

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