KENOSHA, Wis. — The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its men's soccer players of the week Monday, with Parkside sweeping the honors. Sophomore Pablo Seco earned offensive player of the week recognition, while senior goalkeeper
Mateusz Pass was named defensive player of the week. Both received the awards for the first time in their careers.
The duo helped the Rangers secure six key conference points with a 3-0 win over Purdue Northwest on Wednesday and a 2-0 victory over No. 21 Northern Michigan on Friday.
Seco, a sophomore from Spain, recorded his first career brace against Purdue Northwest, scoring twice on three shots, including the game-winning goal. He added three shots against Northern Michigan, finishing the week with four points, six shots and three shots on goal.Seco now has three goals and six points on the year, each good for second on the Rangers.
Pass, a senior from Poland, anchored the Rangers' defense with consecutive shutouts, stopping all nine shots on goal he faced across 180 minutes. He made four saves against Purdue Northwest before recording five more in the shutout of nationally ranked Northern Michigan.The two clean sheets brought Pass' season total to five, placing him second in the GLIAC. He also leads the conference with 58 saves.
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