With four matches remaining in the regular season, the Tigers hold a 10-point edge on second-place Ouachita Baptist, 25-15, as an outright win against Ouachita Baptist (8-4-1, 5-3-0 GAC) Thursday, Oct. 22 in Hays, Kan., will clinch the regular season crown for FHSU.
The aforementioned purple-and-gold Tigers picked up a pair of victories on the week, including a 3-2 victory over (RV) Southern Nazarene (7-6-1, 4-4-1 GAC), to move into second-place in the conference ranks with 15 points, one point ahead of Rogers State (8-3-3, 4-2-2 GAC).
Southern Nazarene and Northeastern State are currently tied for fourth place in the league standings with 13 points. With three matches remaining for either team, the Riverhawks hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Crimson Storm.
GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Andy Castellanos | Ouachita Baptist | MID | So. | Balch Springs, Texas
Ouachita Baptist sophomore midfielder Andy Castellanos picked up his second GAC Offensive Player of the Week honor after helping the Tigers to a 2-0 week with wins over (RV) Southern Nazarene and Harding. Against the Crimson Storm, Castellanos recorded a goal and an assist in just 64 minutes of action while adding another goal against the Bisons. The second-year midfielder is now tied for fifth in the league with four goals on the season.
DEFENSIVE
Kuan-Yi Li | Fort Hays State | DEF | Fr. | Tainan City, Taiwan
Fort Hays State freshman defender Kuan-Yi Li provided two assists in addition to helping the Tigers to a pair of shutouts on the road to earn his inaugural GAC Defensive Player of the Week nod. The opposition averaged just nine and a half shots per match and the Tigers allowed just two and a half shots on goal per match for the week.
GOALKEEPER
Payton Roehrich | Fort Hays State | GK | So. | Chandler, Ariz.
Fort Hays State sophomore goalkeeper Payton Roehrich helped the Tigers to another pair of shutouts this week while making five saves. He recorded four saves in the 3-0 shutout against Northeastern State, playing all 90 minutes. He played the first 74 minutes of the match with Newman and made one save in a 4-0 win. The five-time GAC Goalkeeper of the Week has four individual shutouts this year and four combined shutouts in games where he came out late with the team holding substantial leads.
WEEKLY AWARDS
GAC Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Francisco Degiorgi, Fort Hays State
Sept. 8 Carter Adams, Northeastern State
Sept. 15 Diego Zamora, Southern Nazarene
Sept. 22 Juan Linares, Fort Hays State
Sept. 29 Wesley Rodriguez, Southern Nazarene
Oct. 6 Andy Castellanos, Ouachita Baptist
Oct. 13 Louis Bassett, Rogers State
Oct. 20 Andy Castellanos, Ouachita Baptist (x2)
GAC Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1 Alex Fletcher, Rogers State
Sept. 8 Alex Laing, Rogers State
Sept. 15 Gian Filizzola, Rogers State
Sept. 22 Tiago Moreira, Southern Nazarene
Sept. 29 Avelino Rosa, Northeastern State
Oct. 6 Conor Mills, Rogers State
Oct. 13 Sam Ryder, Rogers State
Oct. 20 Kuan-Yi Li, Fort Hays State
GAC Goalkeeper of the Week
Sept. 1 Tristan Miller, Rogers State
Sept. 8 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State
Sept. 15 Landon Summers, Ouachita Baptist
Sept. 22 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x2)
Sept. 29 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x3)
Oct. 6 Tristan Miller, Rogers State (x2)
Oct. 13 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x4)
Oct. 20 Payton Roehrich, Fort Hays State (x5)
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