College Soccer Week 1 Awards

This year during the college soccer season, we’ll be handing out weekly awards to players with ties to the Union Academy and the greater Philadelphia region and also take a look at the players making an impact on a national level.

Regional Player of the Week: Guillermo Delgado, Delaware
The Spanish forward started off his senior campaign on a high note, delivering a two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win over Bucknell on Friday and a game-winner to beat Fordham on Sunday. His 40th career goal has him seven shy of the all-time Blue Hens record.

Philadelphia Union Academy Player of the Week: Raheem Taylor-Parkes, Virginia
There wasn’t a lot of playing time to go around for Union Academy alumni in the first weekend, but Taylor-Parkes made the most of his time off the bench, delivering an assist on the game-winner in his 17-minute college debut.

National Player of the Week: Russell Cicerone, Buffalo
Sure, it was against lower division opponent Daemen, but any time a player scores five goals in a game it’s worth paying attention. The senior from Michigan with first-round potential for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft set a new school record with the performance, which also included an assist in a 9-0 win and then set up the game-winning goal to beat Canisius on Sunday.

Goal of the Week: Ema Twumasi, Wake Forest
With apologies to Julian Gressel and Anthony Brown, I’m picking Ema Twumasi’s overhead kick.

Regional/Union Academy Team of the Week

GK: Alex Cagle, R-Jr., Temple (2 clean sheets, 3 saves)
D: Drew Skundrich, Jr., Stanford, Lancaster, Pa. (Game-tying goal)
D: Daniel Klemm, Fr., Drexel (goal-line clearance)
D: Carlos Moros Gracia, Sr., Temple (two team shutouts)
D: John Schroeder, So., Delaware* (assist)
MF: Herman Doerner, So., Temple (goal, penalty drawn)
F: Joonas Jokinen, Jr., Temple (two goals)
F: Robert Miller III, Fr., Bowling Green, York, Pa.* (two assists)
F: Raheem Taylor-Parkes, Fr., Virginia* (assist on game-winner)
F: Guillermo Delgado, Sr., Delaware (three goals, GW goal, assist on game-winner)
F: Jorge Gomez Sanchez, Sr., Temple (two goals, two assists)

* Philadelphia Union Academy alum

National Team of the Week

GK: Eric Dick, R-Jr., Butler (10 saves, clean sheet)
D: Brandon Aubrey, Sr., Notre Dame (two goals)
D: Nick Lima, Sr., California (two goals)
D: Brad Ruhaak, R-Sr., Akron (game-winning goal)
MF: Napo Matsoso, Sr., Kentucky (two goals, assist)
MF: Siggi Benonysson, Fr., High Point (two goals, assist)
MF: Santiago Riveros, Jr., Oral Roberts (three assists, two on game-winners)
MF: Adam Najem, Sr., Akron (game-winning assist)
F: Russell Cicerone, Sr., Buffalo (five goals, two assists)
F: Guillermo Delgado, Sr., Delaware (three goals, GW goal, assist on game-winner)
F: Pat Flynn, Sr., Bowling Green (two goals, two assists)