RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - No. 14 Fort Hays State continued its hold on the top spot in the Great American Conference standings with another 2-0 week that has the Tigers 4-0 in conference play and a game and a half safe of second-place (RV) Southern Nazarene (5-2-1, 2-0-1 GAC).
Northeastern State (2-6-1, 1-2-1 GAC) picked up a couple huge results on the week, tying (RV) Southern Nazarene, 3-3, before beating No. 21 Rogers State (5-3-1, 1-2 GAC) on the road outright, 2-1. Newman (3-7, 2-2 GAC) went 1-1 on the week to remain half a game behind SNU for third place.
No. 21 RSU and Ouachita Baptist (4-3-1, 1-2 GAC) sit tied for fifth in the conference standings while Harding (0-9, 0-3 GAC) rounds out the seven league members.
GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Wesley Rodriguez | Southern Nazarene | FWD | Fr. | Sallisaw, Okla.
Southern Nazarene freshman forward Wesley Rodriguez scored a goal in SNU's lone match on the week, helping the Crimson Storm get a result on the road against Northeastern State, 3-3.
DEFENSIVE
Avelino Rosa | Northeastern State | DEF | Sr. | Lisbon, Portugal
Northeastern State senior defender Avelino Rosa scored a pair of goals on the week to lead NSU to a tie with (RV) Southern Nazarene before beating No. 21 Rogers State, 2-1. Against SNU, Rosa scored the equalizer in the 78th minute before netting the first goal against the Hillcats in route to the upset.
GOALKEEPER
Payton Roehrich | Fort Hays State | GK | So. | Chandler, Ariz.
Fort Hays State sophomore goalkeeper Payton Roehrich played 165 minutes this week without allowing a goal, recording his third shutout of the season while combining for another during the week against Harding.
WEEKLY AWARDS
GAC Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Francisco Degiorgi, Fort Hays State
Sept. 8 Carter Adams, Northeastern State
Sept. 15 Diego Zamora, Southern Nazarene
Sept. 22 Juan Linares, Fort Hays State
Sept. 29 Wesley Rodriguez, Southern Nazarene
GAC Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Alex Fletcher, Rogers State
Sept. 8 Alex Laing, Rogers State
Sept. 15 Gian Filizzola, Rogers State
Sept. 22 Tiago Moreira, Southern Nazarene
Sept. 29 Avelino Rosa, Northeastern State
GAC Goalkeeper of the Week
Sept. 1 Tristan Miller, Rogers State
Sept. 8 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State
Sept. 15 Landon Summers, Ouachita Baptist
Sept. 22 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x2)
Sept. 29 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x3)