Alfie Pope of Mount Olive and Jacob Randolph of Barton Collect Men’s Soccer Weekly Honors
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Alfie Pope of Mount Olive and Jacob Randolph of Barton have been named the Conference Carolinas men’s soccer weekly award winners for the week ending Oct. 3.
Pope was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Week, while Randolph was chosen as the Defensive Player of the Week.
A sophomore forward from London, England, Pope opened last week by scoring a goal in Mount Olive’s 3-1 home win over Shaw on Sept. 29. He followed that up by collecting a hat trick in Mount Olive’s come-from-behind home conference win over North Greenville on Oct. 2. With Mount Olive down 2-1 to North Greenville, Pope responded by scoring all three goals over a roughly 15-minute stretch. He netted his first goal in the 57
th minute before picking up the match winner less than 10 minutes later in the 66
th minute. Pope’s final goal came in the 70
th minute. Pope leads all in Conference Carolinas with nine goals on the 2021 fall campaign.
A junior goalkeeper from Metairie, Louisiana, Randolph finished with two clean sheets last week in Barton wins over North Carolina Wesleyan and King. In Barton’s 3-0 home conference win over King on Sunday, Oct. 3, Randolph made four saves on the five shots in which he faced. Randolph has four shutout wins on the 2021 campaign.
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Fall 2021 Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Sept. 7, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Toby Sims, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Reno Van Der Meer, North Greenville
Week 2 (Sept. 14, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Nick Huenig, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Toby Sims, Chowan
Week 3 (Sept. 21, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Sam Pollard, Francis Marion
Defensive Player of the Week: Axel Engren, Mount Olive
Week 4 (Sept. 28, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Glen Hernandez, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Toby Sims, Chowan
Week 5 (Oct. 5, 2021)
Offensive Player of the Week: Alfie Pope, Mount Olive
Defensive Player of the Week: Jacob Randolph, Barton