RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. –
Len Valkema and
Tom Vincent were two of the three GAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week honorees on Tuesday (Nov. 3). Valkema was named the Offensive Player of the Week and Vincent was named the Defensive Player of the Week. It was the first player of the week honor for both this season.
Valkema put together a 4-point performance in the regular season finale for Fort Hays State in a 4-0 win over Southern Nazarene. He assisted on the second and third goals of the match, then provided the final tally to help FHSU to its second-straight unbeaten record in conference regular season play. He leads the GAC in points per match (1.38) and is tied for the conference lead in goals scored with nine.
Vincent helped the Tigers to their 10
th shutout of the season with a 4-0 win over Southern Nazarene. He helped the Tigers limit SNU to just seven shots overall and only two on goal. Vincent also helped the Tigers to their second-straight unbeaten conference regular season slate, going 11-0-1 for the second-straight year.
Valkema and Vincent joined Aimar Aramendia of Southern Nazarene (Goalkeeper of the Week) and as the weekly honorees from the conference office.
FHSU now has 11 player of the week honors this season as
Payton Roehrich has five Goalkeeper of the Week honors,
Juan Linares was Offensive Player of the Week twice,
Francisco Degiorgi was Offensive Player of the Week once, and
Kuan-Yi Li was Defensive Player of the Week once.