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Murray Named MSC Defender of the Week

Murray Named MSC Defender of the Week

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Cumberlands' (Ky.) Rodrigo Riveros (Offensive) and Tennessee Southern's Ajay Murray (Offensive) have been named the Mid-South Conference Men's Soccer Players of the Week, conference officials announced Monday.

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MSC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Rodrigo Riveros – Cumberlands (Ky.) – So. – Forward – Asuncion, Paraguay

  • Riveros earned a brace and an assist in the Patriots' match over Pikeville.
  • He scored the opening goal with a bicycle kick, assisted the fourth goal of the game with a great leading pass into the box, and then tallied the final goal of the game by making an inseam run, cutting past a defender to score.
  • It was Riveros' second brace of the season.
  • He earns weekly honors for the first time this season and in his career.

MSC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

Ajay Murray – Tennessee Southern – Sr. – Goalkeeper – Kingston, Jamaica

  • The goalkeeper posted seven saves against Cumberland.
  • Murray held the Phoenix to just one goal in a pivotal game to secure the regular season championship.
  • He earns weekly honors for the first time this season and in his career.

Date

Men's Soccer Players of the Week (School)

Offense

Defense

Aug. 22

Flo Meyer (Thomas More)

Theren Handlon (Georgetown)

Aug. 29

Isaac Stanley (Bethel)

Adam Di Millo (Pikeville)

Sep. 5

Stephen Appiah (Cumberlands)

Pablo Vazquez (Cumberlands)

Sep. 12

Kevin de Lange (Shawnee State)

Norberto Lima Vieira (Bethel)

Sep. 19

Kevin de Lange (Shawnee State)

Emilio Rodriquez (Thomas More)

Sep. 26

Stephen Appiah (Cumberlands)

Pablo Vazquez (Cumberlands)

Oct. 3

Kam Stanley (Cumberland)

Pablo Vazquez (Cumberlands)

Oct. 10

Kam Stanley (Cumberland)

Pablo Vazquez (Cumberlands)

Oct. 17

Monwabisi Mngqibisa (Lindsey Wilson)

Christian Hauge (Campbellsville)

Oct. 24

Monwabisi Mngqibisa (Lindsey Wilson)

Christian Hauge (Campbellsville)

Oct. 31

Rodrigo Riveros (Cumberlands)

Ajay Murray (Tennessee Southern)