MAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Dyson Clapier, Akron
MF, Freshman, Layton, Utah
Akron's Dyson Clapier turned in a dominating performance in the Zips' season-opening 7-1 victory. He opened the scoring in the contest connecting on his first goal of the season at the 15:23 mark. He then assisted on Renato Kauzlaric's goal in the 52nd minute (51:28) as well as the second goal of the evening for Ryan Kingsford at the 64:58 mark. He finished the game with a game-high five shots, including two on goal.
Other Nominees
Logan Kowalczyk, Bowling Green
Goalkeeper, Junior, Pinckney, Mich.
Bowling Green’s Logan Kowalczyk was 1-0-1 with a GAA of just 0.44 in two matches last week. Kowalczyk made a total of five saves on the week. He had one stop as the Falcons battled IUPUI to a 0-0 draw Thursday night. Then, he had four stops in a 2-1 overtime win at Gonzaga on Sunday night in Washington. The complete-match shutout in the opener was Kowalczyk’s sixth clean sheet in his 13th career start.
Dyon Dromers, West Virginia
Midfielder, Redshirt Junior, Steensel, Netherlands
Dyon Dromers scored the game-winning goal in WVU's 2-0 win at Robert Morris on Aug. 26. Dromers' header goal came just 93 seconds into the contest off a corner kick -- good for WVU's first shot attempt of the season. Dromers led the Mountaineers with three shots in the win. The game-winner was the first of his career.
Jacob Green-Pedersen, Georgia Southern
Defender, Freshman, Aarhus, Denmark
Jacob Green-Pedersen made an immediate impact for the Eagles in his first two matches. The freshman defender helped guide the Eagles back line to a 1-0 clean sheet on opening night against Presbyterian. The freshman then got the Eagles on the board first in the 10 minute, finishing a corner service at No. 18 Charlotte for his first goal of his career.
George Proctor, Georgia State
Defender, Senior, Leeds, England
Senior defender George Proctor scored the lone goal in Georgia State's 1-0 win over Mercer on Sunday night. Proctor's PK goal in the 75th minute proved to be the difference in the game. Proctor scored a goal in the third-straight regular season he played. The senior missed the regular-season opener last Thursday after picking up a red card in the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game last season.
Enrique Banuelos, NIU
Forward, Senior, Mexico City, Mexico
NIU’s Enrique Banuelos came off the bench to score the game-winning goal, direct from a free kick, to give the Huskies a 1-0 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in the season opener. The Mexico City native played 47 minutes in a substitute’s role, recording three shots with two on target. With the contest still scoreless in the 72nd minute, NIU won a free kick 20 yards from goal and Banuelos stepped up and powered the free kick past the Purdue Fort Wayne goalkeeper to break the deadlock and give the Huskies a 1-0 win.
