Men's Soccer Scottie Rodgers

Central Arkansas' Brodacki, Howard's Caro Collect Men's Soccer Weekly Honors

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas (Sr., F, Norrkoping, Sweden)
Central Arkansas senior forward Niklas Brodacki broke the school record for most career goals with a hat trick in the 4-1 win at Memphis and added an assist on the Bears' lone goal against Oral Roberts. The win over Memphis came in the next match after the Tigers had upset then third-ranked SMU. Brodacki's first goal came on a penalty kick in the second minute of the match. He hit the back of the net on his next two goals in the 11th and 44th minutes, beating the goalkeeper in one-on-one situations. The active NCAA Division I leader in goals and points has 49 goals and 105 points for his career.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carlos Caro, Howard (Sr., GK, Silver Spring, Md.)
Howard senior goalkeeper Carlos Caro was a stalwart between the pipes for the Bison, grabbing seven saves in the 3-0 victory over Georgia Southern. Five of his saves came in the second half as Howard scored twice in the second stanza to secure the win. Caro earns Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time with his first coming on Oct. 2, 2018. He enters the week ranked fourth in Division I in saves per game (6.60).

2019 Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player
September 3: Alhaji Tambadu, Georgia Southern
September 10: Aris Briggs, Georgia State
September 17: Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas
September 24: Sam Snaith, Coastal Carolina
October 1: Frank Rosenwald, Georgia State
October 8: Aldair Cortes, Georgia Southern
October 15: Adam Davie, Georgia Southern
October 22: Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Coastal Carolina
October 29: Niklas Brodacki, Central Arkansas

Defensive Player
September 3: Alberto Ciroi, Coastal Carolina
September 10: Jacob Madden, Appalachian State
September 17: Marc Olsen, Central Arkansas
September 24: Zeiko Harris, Appalachian State
October 1: Brady Gunter, Appalachian State
October 8: Zeiko Harris, Appalachian State
October 15: Marc Olsen, Central Arkansas
October 22: Alberto Ciroi, Coastal Carolina
October 29: Carlos Caro, Howard