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Anaya Garners MAC Player-of-the-Week Honors
October 11, 2021 | Men's Soccer
Freshman's 5-point week helps Falcons get off to a 2-0-0 start in MACtober
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout Alberto Anaya has been named Mid-American Conference Player of the Week. The conference office made the announcement on Monday afternoon (Oct. 11).
Anaya, a freshman, earns the honor for the first time in his young career.
UPDATE: A few hours later, Anaya was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week as well.
Anaya, a native of Queretaro, Mexico (ITESM Leon), had a five-point week as the Falcons opened MAC play with a pair of wins. Anaya scored the game's opening goal and assisted on the winner as BGSU downed Georgia State, 3-2, on Thursday night (Oct. 7). His goal came midway through the first half, and his assist was a diagonal ball that was headed home by Jacob Erlandson, breaking a 2-2 tie with nearly an hour gone.
Then, on Saturday evening (Oct. 9), Anaya found the back of the net late in the first half, giving BG a 2-0 lead in an eventual 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern.
Anaya has 12 points through 12 matches, and is tied for the team lead in both goals (four) and points, while ranking second in assists (four).
The Falcons are 2-0-0 in the MAC and 9-2-1 overall. BGSU is ranked 20th and 23rd, respectively, in the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer national polls released earlier on Monday.
Anaya shared this week's MAC Player-of-the-Week award with Adrian Lara of Northern Illinois. The Falcons will meet the Huskies on Saturday evening (Oct. 16), in a battle of the MAC's two 2-0 teams in DeKalb. NIU is 10-1-0 on the season.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Anaya, a freshman, earns the honor for the first time in his young career.
UPDATE: A few hours later, Anaya was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week as well.
Anaya, a native of Queretaro, Mexico (ITESM Leon), had a five-point week as the Falcons opened MAC play with a pair of wins. Anaya scored the game's opening goal and assisted on the winner as BGSU downed Georgia State, 3-2, on Thursday night (Oct. 7). His goal came midway through the first half, and his assist was a diagonal ball that was headed home by Jacob Erlandson, breaking a 2-2 tie with nearly an hour gone.
Then, on Saturday evening (Oct. 9), Anaya found the back of the net late in the first half, giving BG a 2-0 lead in an eventual 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern.
Anaya has 12 points through 12 matches, and is tied for the team lead in both goals (four) and points, while ranking second in assists (four).
The Falcons are 2-0-0 in the MAC and 9-2-1 overall. BGSU is ranked 20th and 23rd, respectively, in the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer national polls released earlier on Monday.
Anaya shared this week's MAC Player-of-the-Week award with Adrian Lara of Northern Illinois. The Falcons will meet the Huskies on Saturday evening (Oct. 16), in a battle of the MAC's two 2-0 teams in DeKalb. NIU is 10-1-0 on the season.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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