PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's men's soccer collected three Philadelphia Soccer 6 weekly honors following a 3-0 victory over Northeastern, with senior forward
Jake Ross earning Offensive Player of the Week, sophomore defender
Mark Mazzoni claiming Defensive Player of the Week, and freshman goalkeeper
Alex Smith being named Goalkeeper of the Week.
Ross recorded his team-high third goal of the season to open the scoring against the Huskies. The Wilmington, Delaware, native also registered an assist on the second goal of the afternoon. Ross' three points are a career-high as the senior forward leads the Hawks with seven points on the year.
Mazzoni helped the Hawks register their fifth clean sheet of the season, with 90 minutes played at right back in the 3-0 win. Offensively, the sophomore from Southampton, Pennsylvania, also added an assist on the final goal of the afternoon. The assist was Mazzoni's first in his career.
Smith earned Goalkeeper of the Week honors after recording his fifth clean sheet of the season against Northeastern. The Devon, Pennsylvania, native made four saves in the shutout, tying the Saint Joseph's freshman record for clean sheets.