Sadaoui, Van Riper, and Allen Earn Men's Soccer Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive
Player of the Week
Noah
Sadaoui, Saint Peter's University
So.,
F, 5-11, 160, Casablanca, Morocco/St. Benedict's Prep
Sadaoui
led the Peacocks to their first win as a University, their first win over a BCS
conference opponent since 2003, their first win over Seton Hall since 2003, and
their first win to open the season since 2007 on Friday night in a 3-1 victory
over the Seton Hall Pirates. Sadaoui recorded the first hat trick of his
career, scoring the tying goal midway through the first half and then the go
ahead and insurance goals in the second half.
Defensive
Player of the Week
Thurman
Van Riper, Loyola University Maryland
Jr.,
GK, 6-4, 195, Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable
Van Riper played all 110 minutes for Loyola in the Greyhounds' season
opener at Saint Francis (Pa.) Saturday. Van Riper made three saves, including
one in overtime, against a Red Flash program that is 13-1-2 in their last 16
home games to record his first career shutout.
Rookie
of the Week
Tom
Allen, Siena College
Fr.,
F, 5-8, 153, Camberley, England/Tomlinscote School
Allen
netted the game-winning goal as the Saints defeated Jacksonville for their
first win of 2012. The freshman finished with three points on the weekend, adding
an assist at North Florida in his first collegiate match.