[COLLEGE] Penn State senior Jason Yeisley, who was sidelined with a knee injury since October 2007, began his comeback bid in spectacular fashion with three goals in his first two games and an assist on the lone goal in the third game, earning Soccer America Men's Player of the Week honors for games played Sept. 1-6. For the Soccer America Men's Team of the Week …
GOALKEEPER
Hrafn Davidsson (Boston Univ.), Sr.
Icelander shut out Connecticut for second consecutive year, making six saves in 3-0 victory.
DEFENDERS
Ben Clack (St. Johns), Sr.
Led defensive unit that limited opposition to 10 shots on goal in 0-0 tie at Indiana and 2-0 victory over Notre Dame.
Tyler Lassiter (N.C. State), Sr.
Scored twice in 4-0 win over ranked Denver and anchored defense that also shut out Columbia (1-0) at Duke/Nike Classic.
Kofi Sarkodie (Akron), Soph.
Helped guide the Zips to back-to-back shutouts over SMU (1-0) and Tulsa (1-0) in which opponents were limited to total of 10 shots.
MIDFIELDERS
J.C. Banks (Wisconsin-Green Bay), Jr.
Had goal in 3-3 tie against ranked Northwestern and scored first goal and and assisted on Tony Walls' winner in 2-1 win at DePaul.
Cole Grossman (Duke), Jr.
Kicked off season with both goals in 2-0 win over James Madison, assisted on winner in 2-1 win over Columbia and had goal and assist in 2-0 win over Denver.
Daniel Shannon (American), Jr.
Scored both goals in 2-1 win over George Mason that gave Eagles D.C. College Cup title.
FORWARDS
Sam Arthur (South Carolina), Jr.
Scored in 3-1 win over Charlotte and had lone goal in 1-0 victory over Clemson.
Chris Cutshaw (Bradley), Sr.
Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 victory at Northern Illinois, had goal in 1-1 tie with Memphis and added hat trick in 3-0 win over Mercer.
Tony Tchani (Virginia), Soph.
Scored two quick goals in 3-0 win over Portland, first of two victories that gave Cavs the Portland Nike Invitational title.
Amani Walker (UC Irvine), Jr.
Had golden goal and assist in 3-2 win at Santa Clara, then scored on diving header in 1-0 victory over Long Island.
Jason Yeisley (Penn State), Sr.
In his first action since October 2007, scored two goals in 5-0 win over St. Francis (Pa.), had lone goal in 2-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton and assisted on winning goal in 1-0 win over Gonzaga.
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