ATLANTA – Lipscomb's Ploutarchos Alonefti (Player) joined the Stetson duo of Alvaro Gabancho (Defensive Player) and Nicolo Radaelli (Goalkeeper) after the trio heard their names called on Tuesday afternoon following the league office's announcement of the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer weekly honors.
Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Ploutarchos Alonefti, Lipscomb
Senior | Forward | Nicosia, Cyprus
- First Career ASUN Player of the Week award; 31st overall selection as a program for Lipscomb
- Helped the Bisons go 1-0-1 last week, including a 4-1 victory to open ASUN play against Queens
- Scored a goal and had a pair of assists for four points against the Royals in the home win
- Has an ASUN-best five assists on the year; mark is also good for fifth in the nation as well
- Played a total of 157 combined minutes against Memphis and Queens; had four total shots
Other Nominees: Andres Robles, Central Arkansas; Luis Lugo, FGCU; Andres Mata, Stetson.
Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Alvaro Gabancho, Stetson
Senior | Defender | Gijon, Spain
- First Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honor; 24th overall acknowledgment for Stetson
- Helped vault his club to the top of the ASUN standings with three points on the board
- Started and played the full 90 minutes in the Hatters' 1-0 victory over North Florida
- Strengthened a backline that held the Ospreys to 11 shot attempts (only two on goal)
- Attempted two shots as well on the offensive end, one of which was on goal
Other Nominees: Brock Pope, Bellarmine; Elijah Bishop, Central Arkansas; Nick Dang, Lipscomb; Ethan Ash, North Florida.
Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Nicolò Radaelli, Stetson
Sophomore | Goalkeeper | Milan, Italy
- First Career ASUN Goalkeeper of the Week selection; first award in Stetson program history
- Started his seventh game in net for the Hatters and stymied North Florida
- Faced 11 shots from the Osprey offense; needed two saves to earn the victory
- Went wire-to-wire in between the pipes after a full 90 minutes of action
- Now has a pair of shutouts on the season after slowing down UNF last week
Other Nominee: Connor Wachtel, Central Arkansas; Micah Gun, North Florida.
Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 19: Player: Ploutarchos Alonefti, Lipscomb;
Defensive: Alvaro Gabancho, Stetson;
Goalkeeper: Nicolò Radaelli, Stetson
Sept. 12: Player: Pietro Fontana, Central Arkansas;
Defensive: Brendan Schoemehl, Bellarmine;
Goalkeeper: Matthew Brozovich, Bellarmine
Sept. 5: Player: Malachi Jones, Lipscomb;
Defensive: Nick Kishchenko, North Florida;
Goalkeeper: Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Lipscomb
Aug. 29: Player: Mario Goic, Queens;
Defensive: Samuel Idinge, Queens;
Goalkeeper: Javier Izquierdo-Cuervo, Queens