2003 Men's SUNYAC Players of the Week

* ECAC Player of the Week
^ECAC Division III Goalkeeper of the Week

November 3, 2003
Plattsburgh forward Mike Figliola (Mississauga, ONT/Iona Catholic) earns the men's award for the fourth time this season. The sophomore scored the Cards' lone goal in a 4-1 loss to nationally-ranked St. Lawrence and recorded a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Clarkson. Figliola leads the conference with 24 goals and six assists and is ranked in the top ten in the nation in goals per game and points per game for the Cardinals (15-3).

October 27, 2003
Fredonia sophomore goalkeeper Matt Borchard (Williamsville/Williamsville South) receives the men's award for his two-win, two-shutout week for the Blue Devils. Borchard shutout Buffalo State Wednesday to help his team clinch the 4th seed in the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament. Saturday he stopped six shots in a tough 1-0 road win over RIT. Borchard has recorded five shutouts in 10 games this season. He leads the conference with a save percentage of .880 and is tied for second in goals against average (0.86). Fredonia is 10-4-3 this season and ranked 8th in the northeast region.

October 20, 2003
Plattsburgh sophomore forward Mike Figliola (Mississauga, ONT/Iona Catholic) receives SUNYAC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season and second week in a row.. Friday, Figliola scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Geneseo, who was previously unbeaten in the SUNYAC standings. Saturday, he tallied the game-tying goal in a 2-1 win over Brockport. With the goal, Figliola tied the Plattsburgh single-season record for goals in a season (19) set by Bill Garvey in 1968. Figliola leads the Cardinals and the conference in scoring with 41 points (19g, 3a). Plattsburgh is 13-2 overall, 8-0 in the SUNYAC, and ranked 21st nationally in Division III.

October 13, 2003
Plattsburgh State sophomore forward Mike Figliola (Mississauga, ONT/Iona Catholic) receives the SUNYAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week honor for the second time this season. Figliola netted four goals and recorded one assistin three games as the nationally-ranked Cardinals posted a 3-1 record for the week. His biggest game came against Buffalo State as he recorded a hat trick and picked up one assist. This season, Figliola leads the Cards and the conference in scoring with 35 points (16g, 3a).

October 6, 2003
Fredonia State sophomore forward Garrett Hauschild (Skaneateles/Skaneateles) has been chosen as the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week for all games ending October 5. Hauschild earned the honor for his play during the Blue Devils' 2-0-1 week. He netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in a 5-1 victory over Keuka College on Tuesday. He also added three goals in a conference win against SUNYIT on Saturday, to finish the week with five goals in three games. Hauschild leads Fredonia (6-2-3) in scoring with 12 points (6g, 0a).

September 29, 2003
Brockport junior forward Anthony Jaworski (Long Island/Newfield) was selected as the Men's Soccer Player of the Week scoring four goals over the weekend. Jaworski netted a hat-trick in a 4-2 conference victory over SUNYIT and added the only goal of the game in a 1-0 triumph over New Paltz. In the win over SUNYIT, he scored his 41st goal to break the Brockport all-time record. The Golden Eagles are 5-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play.

September 22, 2003
Plattsburgh sophomore forward Mike Figliola (Mississauga, ONT/Iona Catholic) was named State University of New York (SUNYAC) men's soccer Player of the Week for games ending September 21. Figliola netted five goals in two games last week to earn the honor. He scored three goals in a 7-0 victory against Johnson State, including the game-winner. He followed that up with a two-goal performance and the game-winning goal in a 4-2 win against conference rival New Paltz. Figliola is currently first in the conference in scoring with 20 points (10g, 0a).

September 15, 2003
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced Tim Stanley (Newport, VT/North Country Union) as the Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the week ending September 14. Stanley netted a pair of goals in the team's lone contest last week as the Cardinals defeated Norwich University by the score of 3-1. Stanley is second on the team in scoring with three goals this season for the undefeated Cards, who are currently ranked 2nd in the northeast region and tied for 14th nationally.

September 8, 2003
The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced
Ross Morelli (Rochester/Hilton) as the SUNYAC Player of the Week for the week ending September 7. Morelli posted back-to-back shutouts against nationally-ranked opponents and was named the most valuable player of the Cortland Red Dragon Men's Soccer Classic. The sophomore made four saves against 22nd-ranked RIT in a 1-0 win and then made three saves in a 1-0 victory over 14th-ranked Ithaca College. Thus far this season, Morelli has a .50 goals-against-average in 357 minutes as the Red Dragons have a record of 3-0-1.

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