Tiger earns Clemson's first ACC player of the week honor this season |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson senior midfielder
Ousmane Sylla earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Syracuse sophomore goalkeeper Jahiem Wickham was selected ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
A native of Dakar, Senegal, Sylla netted his second career brace in the Tigers’ 4-0 win over No. 21 Louisville on Friday. Sylla got the Tigers on the board in the 53rd minute against Louisville and followed with a goal in the 80th minute. He also recorded an assist in Clemson’s 4-1 win over Winthrop on Tuesday. Wickham earned a pair of clean sheets last week in Syracuse’s 1-0 wins over Colgate and No. 13 North Carolina. On Tuesday, Wickham made a pair of saves against the Raiders. The Orange then went on the road and defeated the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, backed by Wickham's four saves. The native of Brampton, Ontario, made a pair of stops over the last five minutes of action to preserve the shutout. Week 6 of conference play features six matches this weekend. Three games will be televised, including a doubleheader Friday on ACC Network, with Notre Dame at Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. and NC State at Duke at 8 p.m. In a rematch of the 2022 ACC Championship Game, Clemson plays at Syracuse on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPNU. 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Week Aug. 29 – Forster Ajago, Gr., F, Duke; Matthew Roou, Jr., F, Notre Dame Sept. 5 – Gage Guerra, Jr., F, Louisville Sept. 12 – Gage Guerra, Jr., F, Louisville Sept. 19 – Stephen Annor Gyamfi, Fr., F, Virginia Sept. 26 – Damien Barker John, So., F, Louisville; Quenzi Huerman, Gr., F, North Carolina Oct. 3 – Nick Pariano, Sr., M, Duke Oct. 10 – Ousmane Sylla, Sr., M, Clemson 2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Week Aug. 29 – Alex Svetanoff, R-Fr., GK, Louisville Sept. 5 – Trace Alphin, Jr., GK, Wake Forest Sept. 12 – Julian Eyestone, Fr., GK, Duke Sept. 19 – Timi Adams, Jr., GK, Virginia Tech Sept. 26 – Bryan Dowd, Sr., GK, Notre Dame Oct. 3 – Joey Batrouni, Jr., GK, Virginia Oct. 10 – Jahiem Wickham, So., GK, Syracuse Players of the Week
⚽️ Offensive: Ousmane Sylla
⚽️ Defensive: Jahiem Wickham
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