Petrone Named NSCAA National Player of the Week
9/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Each week, a male and female player is selected by a committee from a nomination pool comprised of players of the week from each NCAA Division I soccer conference. The players are announced each Wednesday afternoon from now until Nov. 10 through NSCAA.com, the official website of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. They are also recognized at halftime of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel, a schedule of 20 men’s and women’s intercollegiate matches. This week the women’s schedule kicks off when Petrone has also been honored as the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, the College Soccer News National Player of the Week, the ECAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week and the BigAppleSoccer.com Men’s College Player of the Week. The sophomore forward kicked off the week with a four-goal performance in the Pirates’ 5-2 win over Saint Peter’s, coming up just one goal short of the single-game school record. Petrone was named the Most Valuable Player of the Nike/Alltel Classic hosted by
