KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct.12, 2022) – United Soccer Coaches announced its College Player of the Week awards on Wednesday afternoon, with seven student-athletes representing NCAA Division I, II, III, and NJCAA men’s and women’s soccer.
NCAA Division I Men: Eliot Goldthorp (Hofstra University)
NCAA Division I Women: Trinity Byars (Texas University)
NCAA Division II Men: Billy Nzojyibwami (University of Illinois Springfield)
NCAA Division II Women: Elin Hannson (Lenoir-Rhyne University)
NCAA Division III Men: Mateo Marra (SUNY Cortland)
NCAA Division III Women: Rachel Rouse(Stevens Institute of Technology)
Junior College Men: No nominations received
Junior College Women: Bailey Clark (Dallas College Brookhaven)
Eliot Goldthorp recorded an eight-point weekend with four goals. The sophomore midfielder scored his first hat trick as he led Hofstra to a 5-1 victory over Columbia. Goldthorp followed up that performance by scoring a game-tying penalty in a 2-1 win over UNCW.
Trinity Byars played the role of distributor for the Longhorns during their home league sweep of Kansas State (W, 4-0) & Kansas (W, 2-0). The sophomore forward registered five combined assists over two games this past weekend. In the game versus Kansas State Byars had a career-high three-assist game. Byars then created the final key pass that led to both Mackenzie McFarland and Jilly Shimkin’s goals in the 2-0 win versus Kansas.
Billy Nzojyibwami tallied seven points on three goals and one assist last week. The senior forward recorded the lone goal in the 1-1 tie versus Truman. Nzojyibwami then scored two goals and added one assist against Quincy.
Elin Hansson, a freshman from Halmstad, Sweden, was the offensive leader for the Bears last week with two goals and three assists for seven points. She scored a goal, including the game-winner, with two assists in a 7-0 win over Emory & Henry. She then scored a goal and had an assist in a 2-1 win over Carson-Newman.
Marra helped lead Cortland to a 3-0 record last week with nine points on three goals and three assists. In a 3-0 win at Hobart on Tuesday, Marra was involved in all three Red Dragon goals, scoring twice, including the game-winner, and adding an assist. He then scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory at Buffalo St. on Saturday and capped off his week with two assists, including one on the game-winner, in a 3-1 win at Ithaca on Sunday.
Rachel Rouse tallied seven points on two goals and three assists to lead the Ducks to a 2-0 week in conference play. Rouse recorded two assists in a win over FDU-Florham. The midfielder then scored two goals and added an assist in a win over Wilkes.
Eliot Goldthorp
Trinity Byars
Billy Nzojyibwami
Elin Hannson
Mateo Marra
Rachel Rouse
Bailey Clark