Monday, September 19, 2011

MACON, Ga. – Belmont’s Brandon Tarr leapfrogged into first place of the Atlantic Sun Men’s Soccer points lead with his seven-point weekend, while Mercer’s Joey Heavner tallied three asssits to help the Bears to two wins.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Brandon Tarr, Belmont (Jr. – Forward – Knoxville, Tenn. – Business Administration)

• Second Career Player of the Week award
• Tallied one goal and an assist in 3-2 win against Bowling Green on Friday
• Added two goals in 4-0 rout of IPFW on Sunday to lead Bruins to Hyatt Place Invite Title
• Leads the A-Sun in points (11) and is tied for league lead in goals (5)

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Henrik Synnes (Fr., Jacksonville) – Scored first-career goal against Temple on Friday
• Will Betts (Jr., Mercer) – Netted game-winner vs. VMI; tallied two assists vs. Georgia Southern
• Garret Pettis (Sr., Lipscomb) – Registered three goals in ties against IPFW and Bowling Green
• David Geno (So., ETSU) – Drove home the game-winner against Davidson in the 87th minute
• Francesco DiStefano (Sr., FGCU) – Provided the deciding goal in 1-0 shutout of Saint Louis

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Joey Heavner, Mercer (Jr. – Defender – Landisville, Pa. – Business)

• First Career Player of the Week award
• Assisted on all three Mercer goals in 3-1 win against VMI on Friday
• His three-assist game ties for the third-most in A-Sun history
• Helped Bears to a 2-0 shutout of Georgia Southern – the seventh ranked offense in the nation

OTHER NOMINEES:

• Jason McCabe (Sr., USC Upstate) – Made five saves in 1-0 shutout of VMI for third shutout
• Lou Manning (Jr., Belmont) – Stopped 13 shots in two wins in between the pipes for Belmont
• Adam Glick (Sr., FGCU) – Added 18th career shutout vs. Saint Louis; 3rd most in A-Sun history

2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Player of the Weeks
Date	Player of the Week (School)	Defensive Player of the Week (School)
Aug. 29	Aaron Schoenfeld (ETSU)	T.J. Brown (Belmont)
Sept. 6	Jonathan Mendoza (Stetson) / Alesi Osorio (ETSU)	Ryan Coulter (ETSU)
Sept. 12	Josey Portillo (FGCU)	Adam Glick (FGCU)
Sept. 19	Brandon Tarr (Belmont)	Joey Heavner (Mercer)

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