University of Memphis Athletics
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Three Tigers Named to AAC Weekly Award LIst
Oct 07, 2019 | Men's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tennessee – The University of Memphis men's soccer team picked up a handful of honors on the American Athletic Conference's weekly awards list, the league office announced Monday. Senior defender Ben Roberts was named the Defensive Player of the Week, freshman Michael Blanke was awarded Rookie of the Week, while Alexandros Ierides was added to the Weekly Honor Roll.
Roberts earns his second Defensive Player of the Week after leading a Tiger defense that logged a shutout against conference opponent UConn. Memphis allowed just one shot on goal, keeping the Huskies with no real offensive opportunities in the match.
The Liverpool, England native has now seen Memphis keep clean sheets against three opponents and limit four opponents to one or fewer shots on goal.
Earning his first Rookie of the Week award, Blanke recorded his first collegiate point assisting on the game-winner against UConn. After coming in as a sub in overtime, he received a ball and sprinted down the line, slotting a pass past the UConn keeper to Ierides, who finished the goal.
Ierides earned his second Honor Roll nod after putting home the game-winner against UConn. Four minutes into overtime, the Nicosia, Cyprus native received the pass from Blanke and walked the score into the net, his third goal of the season.
Memphis returns home for a pair of matches, facing UAB on Tuesday and Temple on Saturday. Both matches start at 7 p.m. at Park Avenue Campus. Follow the Tigers on Facebook at /MemphisSoccer and on Twitter at @MemphisMSoccer for more information.
Memphis Award Winners
Sept. 2
Ben Roberts – Defensive Player of the Week
Jovan Prado – Rookie of the Week
Peter Chang – Weekly Honor Roll
Gurman Sangha – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 9
Sam Ashton – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 16
Sam Ashton – Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Mikus – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 23
Alexandros Ierides – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 30
Sam Ashton – Weekly Honor Roll
Christoforos Kourtis – Weekly Honor Roll
Oct. 7
Ben Roberts – Defensive Player of the Week
Michael Blanke – Rookie of the Week
Alexandros Ierides – Weekly Honor Roll
Roberts earns his second Defensive Player of the Week after leading a Tiger defense that logged a shutout against conference opponent UConn. Memphis allowed just one shot on goal, keeping the Huskies with no real offensive opportunities in the match.
The Liverpool, England native has now seen Memphis keep clean sheets against three opponents and limit four opponents to one or fewer shots on goal.
Earning his first Rookie of the Week award, Blanke recorded his first collegiate point assisting on the game-winner against UConn. After coming in as a sub in overtime, he received a ball and sprinted down the line, slotting a pass past the UConn keeper to Ierides, who finished the goal.
Ierides earned his second Honor Roll nod after putting home the game-winner against UConn. Four minutes into overtime, the Nicosia, Cyprus native received the pass from Blanke and walked the score into the net, his third goal of the season.
Memphis returns home for a pair of matches, facing UAB on Tuesday and Temple on Saturday. Both matches start at 7 p.m. at Park Avenue Campus. Follow the Tigers on Facebook at /MemphisSoccer and on Twitter at @MemphisMSoccer for more information.
Memphis Award Winners
Sept. 2
Ben Roberts – Defensive Player of the Week
Jovan Prado – Rookie of the Week
Peter Chang – Weekly Honor Roll
Gurman Sangha – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 9
Sam Ashton – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 16
Sam Ashton – Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Mikus – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 23
Alexandros Ierides – Weekly Honor Roll
Sept. 30
Sam Ashton – Weekly Honor Roll
Christoforos Kourtis – Weekly Honor Roll
Oct. 7
Ben Roberts – Defensive Player of the Week
Michael Blanke – Rookie of the Week
Alexandros Ierides – Weekly Honor Roll
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