Torrecilla, Skonieczny, and Vinje Claim Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive
Player of the Week
Alvaro Torrecilla, Iona College
Jr., Midfielder, 5-10, 160,
Madrid Spain/Hannibal La Grange
Torrecilla's
standout performance at the Puma Lafayette Classic earned him a spot on the
All-Tournament Team, as he helped lead the Gaels to the in-season tournament
championship. The Spanish transplant recorded the second multi-goal game
of his career with two tallies in a 4-3 overtime win over Mount St.
Mary's. Torrecilla scored once in the second half and knocked in the
deciding goal in the 97th minute. He led all players with four shots on
goal in the contest.
Defensive
Player of the Week
Steve Skonieczny, Marist College
Gr., Goalkeeper, 6-0, 185,
LaGrangeville, N.Y./Arlington
In
Marist's two games at Evansville's ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic, Skonieczny
came up with two performances that earned him a spot on the All-Tournament
team. On Friday versus Evansville, he posted the team's first shutout of the
season, as he made six saves, including five down the stretch in the second
half to preserve the one goal advantage. In the tournament's second game versus
SIU-Edwardsville on Sunday, Skonieczny again came up with six saves with two
coming in the first eight minutes of the game and two in the final five minutes
of the game to hold on to the 1-1 decision. For the weekend, he finished with a
1-0-1 record, a 0.45 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
Rookie
of the Week
Vegard Vinje,
Loyola University
So., Forward, 6-1,
182, Norway/Ullern Videregående Skole
Vinje scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute
to lift Loyola to a 1-0 victory over St. Francis on Saturday. Vinje's goal was
the first of his collegiate career and came on a header from Geaton Caltabiano
and Connor Thompson.