Men's Soccer Sun Belt Conference

SUN BELT ANNOUNCES MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week
Marcello Jones, Coastal Carolina
(#8, Jr, M - Cornwall, England)
 
Jones led Coastal with a goal and an assist in their regular-season finale at Georgia Southern. He scored the Chants' first goal of the match and followed up with an assist on the second goal just 48 seconds later. The goal was Jones's first of the season to go along with four assists.
 

Offensive Player of the Week Recap 
Preseason: Aris Briggs, senior, forward, Georgia State
Week 1: Aris Briggs, senior, forward, Georgia State
Week 2: Matthew Fearnley, junior, midfielder, Georgia State
Week 3: Aris Briggs, senior, forward, Georgia State
Week 4: Soren Jenson, senior, midfielder, Central Arkansas
Week 5: Andrew Bennett, freshman, midfielder, Georgia State
Week 6: (Co-Players) Soren Jensen, senior, midfielder, Central Arkansas
              Ethan Hackenberg, freshman, forward, Coastal Carolina
Week 7: Matthew Fearnley, junior, midfielder, Georgia State
Week 8: Marcello Jones, junior, midfielder, Coastal Carolina


Defensive Player of the Week
George Proctor, Georgia State
(#16, Jr, D - Leeds, England)
 
For a second-straight game, senior defender George Proctor scored from deep, this time leading Georgia State to a key 1-0 victory over Central Arkansas on Friday. Proctor's goal in the 86th minute of a scoreless match proved to be the game-winner. For the defending Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week, it was his second goal of the season and the eighth of his career. The win gave the Panthers a split of the regular season series with Central Arkansas and the No. 2-seed entering the Sun Belt Conference Championship this week.
 
 
Defensive Player of the Week Recap
Preseason: Alberto Suarez, junior, defender, Central Arkansas
Week 1: Paul Tyson, senior, goalkeeper, Georgia State
Week 2: George Proctor, senior, defender, Georgia State
Week 3: Gunther Rankenburg, sophomore, goalkeeper, Georgia State
Week 4: Tor Saunders, senior, goalkeeper, Coastal Carolina
Week 5: Tor Saunders, senior, goalkeeper, Coastal Carolina
Week 6: Zach Schawl, freshman, goalkeeper, Central Arkansas
Week 7: George Proctor, senior, defender, Georgia State
Week 8: George Proctor, senior, defender, Georgia State


The 2020 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship will take place on Friday, November 13 and Sunday, November 15 at Georgia State in Atlanta, GA. Click here for additional information on the men's soccer championships.

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About the Sun Belt Conference
 
The Sun Belt Conference is made up of 12 members: App State, Arkansas-Little Rock (Little Rock), Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe (ULM), South Alabama, Texas-Arlington (UTA), Texas State and Troy. 

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