OKLAHOMA CITY – In leading their teams to a pair of victories to stay atop of the Sooner Athletic Conference standings, Oklahoma Panhandle State’s Jesus Sosa was named the SAC offensive player of the week while Mid-America Christian’s Fabian Forisch garnered the defensive award for Oct. 4-10.
Both Sosa and Forisch are earning their first ever SAC player of the week honors.
Offensive player of the week: Jesus Sosa | F | Fr. | Mexico City, Mexico
Jesus Sosa had a big week offensively, scoring three goals to lead Panhandle State to a 3-1 victory over Oklahoma City on Oct. 5 before pulling out a 4-3 win over Central Christian on Saturday. In the win against the Stars, Sosa tied the game up with a 26th minute score before adding an insurance goal in the 88th minute to seal the two-goal victory. Sosa scored an important 77th minute score that broke a 2-all tie against Central Christian as the Aggies eventually came away with a 4-3 win in double-overtime. Sosa moved to second on the team in scoring with five total goals on the season while OPSU currently sits in a tie for first in the SAC standings with No. 4 Mid-America Christian with a 4-0 league mark.
Other nominees: Gideon Bossman, Science & Arts; Tom Hausdoerfer, SW Christian; Adrian Heinle, Mid-America Christian; Mario Herrera, Texas Wesleyan; Marco Magnoli, Wayland Baptist
Defensive player of the week: Fabian Forisch | D | Jr. | Erlangen, Germany
Fabian Forisch made a major impact on both offensive and defensive ends for Mid-America Christian in leading the team to a 1-0 victory at Southwestern Christian on Oct. 5 before picking up a 2-1 win against Science & Arts on Oct. 9. Forisch scored the game-winning goal in the 56th minute before locking things down on the defensive end, helping lead the Evangels to their first shutout despite needing to play with just 10 men over the final 23 minutes of the match. Forisch also spearheaded another strong defensive effort against the Drovers on Saturday as the defense allowed just one penalty kick goal and three shots on-goal to hold on to a 2-1 victory.
Other nominees: Bastian Blumenberg, Texas Wesleyan; Hugo Dutour, Panhandle State; Santiago Esparza, SW Christian; Nathan Fitch, Science & Arts; Sebastian Herrera, Central Christian; Alex Pike, Wayland Baptist
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2021 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Players of the Week
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WEEK
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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Oct. 4-10
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Jesus Sosa, Panhandle State
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Fabian Forisch, Mid-America Christian
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Sept. 27-Oct. 3
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Lucas de Freitas, Oklahoma City
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Hugo Dutour, Panhandle State
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Sept. 20-26
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Jack Price, Mid-America Christian
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Dejue Johnson, Mid-America Christian
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Sept. 13-19
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Rodrigo Albuquerque, Mid-America Christian
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Butch Hampton, Science & Arts
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Sept. 6-12
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Rodrigo Albuquerque, Mid-America Christian
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Emanuele Grumo, Mid-America Christian
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Aug. 30-Sept. 5
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Tommaso Belli, Oklahoma City
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Dejue Johnson, Mid-America Christian
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Aug. 23-29
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Mason Gonzalez, Mid-America Christian
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Santiago Esparza, Southwestern Christian
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Aug. 16-22
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Jacob Zamarron, John Brown
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Rodrigo Selingardi, John Brown
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