Posted: Oct 19, 2015
SOREN FRYKHOLM OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a junior defender from Boulder, Colo., has been selected the SCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for matches played from Monday, October 12th through Sunday, October 18th.
Frykholm, Colorado College's center back, figured prominently at both ends of the pitch in a pair of victories this week, helping the Tigers record back-to-back shutouts against teams that are fighting for a spot in the SCAC postseason tournament. The clean sheets were the fourth and fifth of the season for Colorado College.
Frykholm and the Tigers held Southwestern to eight total shots, only one of which was on frame. Against the Pirates, Frykholm snapped a scoreless deadlock in the 83rd minute, finding the lower right side with a downward header from the center of the box for his second game-winning goal of the season.
On Sunday, Texas Lutheran had just six shots, only three of which were on target. Frykholm also set up Seth Newby's insurance tally in the 27th minute. This week's games marked the ninth and 10th times this season the Tiger defense held an opponent to fewer than five shots on goal as well as the 11th and 12th times an opponent failed to record double-digit total shots.
Frykholm now is tied for fifth on the team with three goals and is sixth with seven points, both of which are single-season highs.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Sophomore defender Clay Martin of Southwestern University posted one of Southwestern's two assists this weekend from the Pirate defensive line. Junior goalkeeper Rylan Whan of Centenary College hit triple digits in saves for the second year in a row for the Gents on Sunday. Freshman Laurence Wyke of Trinity University led Trinity to a pair of SCAC shutouts on the road last weekend, extending the team's win streak to eight games - all of which have come by shutout.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Tom Carwile, Trinity University |
| Week 2 | Chad Margotta, Trinity University |
| Week 3 | Tino Gamueda, University of Dallas |
| Week 4 | Daylon Gordon, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Chad Margotta, Trinity University |
| Week 6 | Laurence Wyke, Trinity University |
| Week 7 | Soren Frykholm, Colorado College |
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| Week 10 | |