WASHINGTON – University of Dayton men's soccer senior
Cooper Lijewski has been named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.
Davidson's Brady McGlone earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Saint Louis' Lucas McPartlin took home Rookie of the Week honors. The awards are for games played from October 19-25.
Lijewski powered the Dayton offense, helping propel the Flyers to a 2-0 week. The senior recorded seven points, tallying two goals and three assists. In Wednesday night's 3-2 comeback win on the road at Rhode Island, Lijewski recorded a pair of assists on the game-opening and game-winning goals while scoring the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute.
The senior continued his hot streak in Saturday's 3-1 win over George Washington, assisting on the eventual game-winning goal in the 59th minute before adding an insurance goal of his own in the 79th minute.
Thanks to back-to-back-to-back wins, the Flyers jumped up in the A10 standings from 11th to 6
th place. Across those three matches, Lijewski has recorded a goal in each match while also dishing out three assists.
UP NEXT
Dayton hits the road for the last game of the regular season, as they head to Chicago to take on Loyola Chicago. Kickoff between the Flyers and Ramblers is scheduled for just after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.
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