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Conference tournaments are heating up with many championship games coming up this weekend. NC State have gotten hot, and Longwood’s Brando Bedolla is showing his chance creating ability in droves.
Here are all of our weekly men’s soccer awards for conference tournament season:
Team of the Week
NC State
NC State got off to a slow start this year but are starting to peak at the right time. Beating Virginia Tech and Wake Forest on the road to earn a spot in the ACC Semifinals. The Wolfpack will take their seven game unbeaten streak to Cary, NC as they get set to take on North Carolina.
Offensive Player of the Week
Brando Bedolla – Junior – Forward – Longwood
Brando Bedolla has been on fire in the Big South Tournament, contributing to all seven of Longwood’s goals (1g/3a) as they have earned their spot in the Conference Final. Bedolla now has 28 goal contributions (9g/19a) and has 14 goal contributions in his last six games.
Defensive Player of the Week
Kira Fukuda – Junior – Wing back – College of Charleston
Kira Fukuda had an assist and helped Charleston keep a clean sheet against Elon and then played a second full 90 against UNCW to help reach the CAA Tournament Final. Fukuda now has six assists in his first season with Charleston.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Rafa Ponce de Leon – Graduate Student – Rutgers
Rafa Ponce de Leon made five saves to help Rutgers keep the clean sheet against UCLA in their Big Ten Quarterfinal matchup. Ponce de Leon improved his save rate to 74.6% for the season as he and Rutgers prepare for Washington in the Big Ten semifinal.
Freshman of the Week
Evan Carlock – Midfielder – Oregon State
Evan Carlock scored a brace including the game winner against UC Riverside to reach the Pac-12 Tournament Final against San Diego State. Carlock has made four straight starts down the stretch with three goals and three assists in that time.
