Offensive Player of the Week/Rookie of the Week
Jonathan Kratz, Merrimack
Fr., Langenau, Germany, SSV Ulm
 
In his collegiate debut, Jonathan Kratz powered Merrimack to a 2-1 victory over Saint Joseph’s, scoring both tallies for the Warriors in the win. Kratz would score the first Merrimack goal of his career, tying the game at one in the 74^th minute of action. Three minutes later in the 77^th minute, he again found the back of the net after a turnover, giving the Warriors the lead and victory.
 
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Pablo Alcoba, Sacred Heart
Gr., Las Rozas, Spain, Las Rozas CF
 
Pablo Alcoba contributed both offensively and defensively for the Sacred Heart in a 4-2 season-opening victory over Holy Cross. Offensively, Alcoba scored a header goal off a corner service to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead in the 47^th minute of play. He contributed significantly to the Pioneer defense, keeping the Crusaders shotless in the first half - allowing only four all game.
 
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Bennet Glinder, Siena
So., Bremen, Germany, Schule an der Ronzelenstrabe
 
Bennet Glinder made three saves in Siena's season-opening tie with UMass on Thursday, August 22. The sophomore saw 11 total shots while stopping each of the three Minutemen looks on net to keep the game at a deadlock and finish with a clean sheet in roughly 88 minutes of work. Glinder came up with a pair of crucial saves in the first 11 minutes of the second half, including one from the center of the penalty arc 30 seconds into the half.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship is an eight-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 10-17, 2024. Each match during the championship will be hosted by the higher seed and all rounds of the championship will reseed. The quarterfinals will take place on Sunday, November 10, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 14, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 17. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit maacsports.com/msoc.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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