Pujats Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week
9/18/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
DENVER - Air Force's Trey Pujats has been named Western Athletic Conference Defensive Players of the Week, for Sept. 11 - 17.
Pujats, a senior midfielder from Keller, Texas (Keller HS), commanded the Falcon defense to a pair of shutouts on the weekend, marking key scorers in both matches. On the week, he limited opponents' top offensive threats to just three shots and played all but two minutes in the wins over Saint Mary's and UC Davis.
Grand Canyon's Damian German earned the offensive honor for the week. German, a junior forward from Phoenix (Maryvale HS), scored the WAC's first hat trick this season in a high scoring match with UC Riverside. He scored his first goal as an equalizer in the 25th minute before giving the 'Lopes a 2-1 lead at halftime following a successful penalty kick in the 45th minute. After three unanswered UCR goals in the second half, he scored his second equalizer in the 86th minute to help send the match to overtime, allowing GCU to earn the 5-4 extra-time win. He also added an assist in Sunday's 4-2 loss to CSUN.
Other offensive nominees: Air Force's John Sims scored twice in the Falcons' 3-0 win over UC Davis on Sunday afternoon … Kansas City's Eric McWoods played all but ten minutes for the Roos, scoring a goal in a 2-2 road draw at Milwaukee … UNLV's Marco Gonzalez scored twice to help break the Rebels out of a scoring slump with a 3-0 win over Gonzaga … Seattle U's Cody Gibson scored twice in the Redhawks' 5-2 win over Santa Clara and added another goal in a 1-0 win over Drexel … UT Rio Grande Valley's Ilias Kosmidis scored twice in a 4-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake.
Other defensive nominees: Kansas City's Diego Serfaty played all 200 minutes for the Roos, including all 110 minutes in a 2-2 tie at Milwaukee … Seattle U's Josh Adachi claimed a pair of victories in goal, totaling six saves on the week as the Redhawks pushed their nation-best home win streak to 21 games with wins over Santa Clara and Drexel … UT Rio Grande Valley's Antone Jarvis helped pace the Vaquero defense in a 1-0 win over Our Lady of the Lake.
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