On Monday, October 24, the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced its choices for the player of the week honors. This week, the Ducks had three athletes win the honor—two soccer players and one swimmer.
On the soccer team, senior goalkeeper Justin Cross was named Defensive Player of the Week. This marks the fourth time Cross has been awarded the honor this season. He has allowed just one goal across two games. In a match at DeSales University on October 19, he made two saves in the team’s 5-1 victory. Building on this momentum, he put up four saves in a 3-0 victory in a home match against Misericordia University on October 22. Currently, Cross is ranked third throughout the country with a goals-against average of .341.
Additionally, senior midfielder Emerson Kuzemka was named Offensive Player of the Week, marking the first time he was awarded this honor. Against DeSales, Kuzemka tallied two goals–including the game winner–for the first time in his career. Against Misericordia, he added a goal and an assist to contribute to the shutout. These wins helped place the team as the MAC conference’s top-seeded team for the NCAA postseason tournament.
On the men’s swimming team, graduate student Ali Kolenovic was named the MAC Swimmer of the Week. This marks the first time that Kolenovic was given the honor this season and marks the first MAC Swimmer of the Week honor for the team so far this season.
Kolenovic won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:48.2 and the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.62 at a dual meet against the United States Merchant Marine Academy on October 22. He was also a member of the second-place 200-yard freestyle relay team. His times in these events rank as the top times in the conference.
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