Andrew Wiedeman is the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week after leading the Bears to wins over UC Riverside and Maryland on the opening weekend of the season. For all the Men’s Team of the Week selections for games played Aug. 29-31 …
GOALKEEPER
Jacob Wescoe (North Carolina)
Senior shut out FIU (3-0) and made a career-best five saves against VCU (1-0).
DEFENDERS
Len Coleman (Georgetown)
Junior led defensive unit that posted two shutout wins at the CSU-Northridge Tournament.
Alejandro Melean (Holy Cross)
Senior led Crusaders to 1-0 victory over Massachusetts with goal on header in 10th minute.
Kofi Sarkodie (Akron)
Freshman led young backline to shutouts against Notre Dame (3-0) and Indiana (0-0).
MIDFIELDERS
Gabe Arredondo (SMU)
Senior scored a goal and assisted on two more to lead Mustangs to a 3-1 victory over host Virginia.
Adam Himeno (St. John’s)
Junior came off the bench to score in wins over Virginia (1-0) and Old Dominion (2-0).
FORWARDS
Quincy Amarikwa (UC Davis)
Senior scored twice within four minutes against LIU (3-1) and scored late winner against Cal State Bakersfield (1-0).
Chris Cutshaw (Bradley)
Junior cored three goals and added assist in wins over Memphis (4-0) and UAB (3-1).
Frankie Lopez (Portland)
Sophomore scored both goals in 2-2 tie with Virginia Tech and two goals in 4-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.
Perica Marosevic (Michigan)
Junior scored two goals, including game-winner, in 4-3 win over Green Bay and added goal in 4-0 rout of Oregon State.
Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest)
Senior scored game-winning goals in wins over VCU (2-1) and FIU (3-0).
PLAYER OF THE WEEK-Andrew Wiedeman (California)
Sophomore had two goals in first 12 minutes against UC Riverside (3-1) and assist on goal against Maryland (1-0).