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Men's Soccer Weekly Release - Week 3
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PRINCETON, N.J. -- After a week of improbable comebacks, including Cornell scoring three goals in a span of 3:40 to earn a win after facing a two-goal deficit versus Hartwick, and overtime thrillers that featured several notable performances by Ivy League goalkeepers, it is only fitting that Brown’s senior goalkeeper Paul Grandstrand (Orono, Maine) has been named the Ivy League Player of the Week. Grandstrand led the Bears to a 1-0-2 record on the week and recorded three shutouts. While the upperclassmen starred in net for the likes of Brown, Penn and Cornell, a pair of freshmen earned Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week honors for their offensive prowess as Columbia’s Henning Sauerbier (Dueren, Germany) and Cornell’s Daniel Haber (Toronto, Ontario) each notched a goal an assist last week.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Grandstrand led the Bears to a 1-0-2 record last week by recording
three shutouts. With two of Brown’s three games ending in
ties, Grandstrand played 310:00 minutes and stopped all 13 shots he
faced. His week began by shutting out the Providence College Friars
in a 0-0 draw that saw the senior make five saves. Next,
Grandstrand turned aside five more shots in Brown’s 1-0 win
against South Carolina. He then finished out the week by making 3
saves in the Bears’ 0-0 draw with Hofstra. His performances
against South Carolina and Hofstra enabled the Bears to be named
Co-Champions of the 2010 Brown Soccer Classic.
Grandstrand and the Bears have not allowed a goal four games into
the 2010 season, and his four shutouts give him 17 for his
collegaite career. He is Brown’s first Ivy League Player of
the Week since Sean Rosa shared the honor on Oct.
12, 2009.
CO-ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Sauerbier tallied a goal and an assist over two games, helping
Columbia claim the Mayor’s Cup trophy with a win and a tie at
the annual event. The German forward was an ironman in
Friday’s game against Hartwick, playing all 110 minutes of a
2-2 draw. Sauerbier began his offensive assault in the second half
against the Hawks, when he made a run in the 47th minute that
resulted in a penalty kick being called. The Lions converted on the
ensuing PK chance, and Sauerbier would be the set-up man on the
Lions’ second goal that tied the game at 2-2. Then on Sunday,
Sauerbier scored the game-winning goal against Syracuse in the 21st
minute. The goal was the first of his career. Sauerbier is the
first Lion to earn Rookie of the Week accolades since defender
Tom Heinbockel earned the honor on Oct. 18,
2004.
Haber played a key role in helping the Big Red to a 1-1-1 mark on
the week, collecting all three of his points in the Big Red’s
stunning comeback win against Hartwick on Monday night. He scored
the game-tying goal and assisted on the game-winner as the Big Red
struck for three goals in the span of 3:40 to rally from a two-goal
deficit for a 3-2 victory over the Hawks. Haber started all three
matches the Big Red played during the week and led the Big Red with
10 shots in three contests. He becomes Cornell’s first Ivy
League Rookie of the Week since October 12, 2009, when Ben
Kenyon earned the honor.
THE HONOR ROLL
Ben Berg, Penn, Sr., GK (Whitefish Bay,
Wisc.)
2-2 GP/GS, 188:18 min,. 2 GA, 0.956 GAA, 12 SVS, .857 SV%, 0 SHO,
2-0-0
Teo Larsson-Sax, Dartmouth, So., D (Kalmar,
Sweden)
2-2 GP/GS, 2 G, 0 A, 4 Pts., 3 Shots, 2 SOG, 1 GWG, Team:
1-1-0
Nick Scott, Columbia, So., MF (Newcastle,
England)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 1 A, 3 Pts., 2 Shots, 1 SOG, 0 GWG, Team:
1-0-1
Zack Wolfenzon, Harvard, So., F (San Diego,
Calif.)
2-2 GP/GS, 1 G, 0 A, 2 Pts., 2 Shot, 1 SOG, 0 GWG, Team: 1-0-1
THE UPCOMING WEEK
Grandstrand, Sauerbier, Haber and the Ivy League teams are set for
another busy week of non-conference action as the week kicks off on
Wednesday, Sept. 15 with Yale taking on in-state foe Central
Connecticut and Columbia traveling to cross-city rival Fordham. The
week ahead also includes several tournaments as Dartmouth hits the
road for the first time this season to play in the Bradley
University Tournament, Harvard takes part in the Lobo Classic and
both Princeton and Penn participate in a showdown with BIG EAST
foes Georgetown and Villanova. Another schedule highlight includes
undefeated Brown playing host to perennial power and 18th-ranked
Indiana.
Wednesday, September
15
Cent. Conn. State at Yale -- 7 pm
Columbia at Fordham -- 7 pm
Thursday, September
16
Saint Joseph’s at Cornell -- 7 pm
Friday, September
17
1 - Villanova at Penn -- 5 pm
2 - No. 6 Harvard vs. UCSB -- 6:30 pm
No. 18 Indiana at Brown -- 7 pm
1 - No. 20 Georgetown at Princeton -- 7:30 pm
3 - Dartmouth at Bradley -- 8:30 pm
Saturday, September
18
Sacred Heart at Yale -- 7 pm
St. Peter’s at Columbia -- 7:30 pm
Sunday, September
19
1 - Penn at No. 20 Georgetown -- 1 pm
3 - Dartmouth vs. No. 24 Creighton -- 1 pm
2 - No. 6 Harvard at New Mexico -- 2 pm
Canisius at Cornell -- 3 pm
1 - Princeton at Villanova -- 4 pm
Brown at Boston U. -- 7 pm
1 - Ivy League/BIG EAST Classic
2 - Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.)
3 - Bradley University Tournament (Peoria, Ill.)
