Monmouth's Stripling, Rider's Pastuna & DeCastro Earn Wilson Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Colin Stripling, Monmouth
R-Sr., M, Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Monmouth's Colin Stripling scored two goals, including the game-winner, during a 3-1 triumph over Hartford on Wednesday. The redshirt senior's first tally hit the bottom of the crossbar and into the back of the net in the 53rd minute to make it 2-0. After Hartford got one back, Stripling took the pass from freshman Dan Frisch-Harmon and placed it in the top left corner to seal the win in the 89th minute.
Defensive Player of the Week
David Pastuna, Rider
Sr., GK, Robbinsville, NJ/Robbinsville
Pastuna made three saves in the Broncs' 2-1 win over nationally-ranked No. 21 Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday. Included in the stat line was a save on a penalty kick in the 12th minute to keep the game scoreless and swing the momentum in the Broncs favor.
Rookie of the Week
Pablo DeCastro, Rider
R-Fr., F, Madrid, Spain
DeCastro scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the Broncs' 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked No. 21 Fairleigh Dickinson on Tuesday. The goal was the team-leading third of the year for the freshman.