Courtesy of BGSU Sports Information

Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout Sergi Martinez has been named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week. The announcement was made by the organization on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 22).

Martinez is the second player in program history to earn national player-of-the-week honors from the organization (formerly the NSCAA). Chris.Sullivan received the award in the spring of 2021.

This is the third award of the week for Martinez, who was named to the national team of the week by both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer.

Martinez, a native of Barcelona, Spain (Eugeni Xammar), had a goal in each match as the Falcons went 2-0 last week. Martinez scored early in the second half to cap the scoring in BGSU's 3-0 win over Wright State last Tuesday (Sept. 14). Then, the Hartford transfer scored what proved to be the winning goal as the Orange and Brown took down nationally-ranked FIU Friday night (Sept. 17).

Martinez was involved in the scoring of both goals against FIU, with a nifty pass to Roberto Fernandez Garrido for the second goal against the #13/17 Panthers.

With the five-point week, Martinez now has a team-leading nine points on the season, on three goals and three assists.

After picking up another win (2-0 over Detroit Mercy) last night, the Falcons are now 6-1-1 on the season, heading into a Friday-afternoon (Sept. 24) matchup at Canisius. BGSU has broken into the national rankings.