YORK, Pa. -- Christopher Newport junior Patrick Burns and Mary Washington sophomore Matt Spencer were named the CAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week for Sept. 8, 2015.  

Offensive Player of the Week

Patrick Burns | Christopher Newport | Jr. | F

Clifton Forge, Va. | Alleghany 

Christopher Newport junior Patrick Burns was named the CAC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling four goals and an assist last week as CNU opened with a 3-0 mark. Burns scored the first four goals of the season for the Captains, including a drama-filled hat trick in a 3-2 double overtime win against Virginia Wesleyan. He notched game-winners against both Randolph and Virginia Wesleyan and also chipped in an assist against Neumann, running his early season point total to nine through the first three games. Against Virginia Wesleyan, CNU trailed 2-0 before Burns connected on two second-half goals to force overtime. Then, in the second extra period, he connected on his second header goal of the night to clinch the win for CNU. Burns posted an astounding .824 shots on-goal percentage, putting 14 of his 17 attempts on net. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Matt Spencer | Mary Washington | So. | GK

Stafford, Va. | Mountain View  

Mary Washington sophomore Matt Spencer was chosen as the CAC Defensive Player of the Week after helping UMW to a 3-0 start with three straight shutouts in wins over Randolph-Macon, Eastern Mennonite and Hood. Spencer made five saves in a 2-0 season-opening win at Randolph-Macon, then made one stop in the 1-0 victory over Eastern Mennonite. He capped his stellar week with six saves in a 1-0 win over Hood on Sunday. 

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (9/8)

FROSTBURG STATE: Guy Nabo, Fr., F, Gaithersburg, Md./Watkins Mill

MARYMOUNT: Logan Cropper, Sr., GK, Oak Hill, Va./Oakton 

PENN STATE HARRISBURG: Alex Panuccio, Jr., F, Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg Area

ST. MARY'S: Nick Tait, Jr., M, Silver Spring, Md./Sandy Spring Friends

SALISBURY: Drew Staedeli, Sr., GK, Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron

WESLEY: RJ Dina, Sr., D, Bear, Del./Appoquinimink

YORK: Nigel Robinson, Jr., M, Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Christopher Newport is the lone CAC team ranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Preseason Rankings at No. 7 in the nation ... CNU rookie Zachary Ballard connected on the game-winner against Neumann for his first collegiate goal. The CNU defense, led by senior goalkeeper Nolan Mann, posted a pair of shutouts in the first three games ... Guy Nabo scored a goal in all three games for Frostburg State last week. The Bobcats finished 3-0 and won the 2015 FSU Tournament thanks to Nabo's game-winner with 33 seconds remaining against Bridgewater in the championship ... Junior Riley Fisher helped Mary Washington to a 3-0 start by scoring two game-winning goals over the weekend to provide UMW with a pair of 1-0 wins. He scored in the eighth minute to lead UMW to a 1-0 win over Eastern Mennonite, and added another in the 16th minute in a 1-0 win over Hood on Sunday. The two time All-CAC selection has 15 goals for his career with the Eagles ... Marymount's Logan Cropper put together a 13-save three-game stretch for the Saints, including back-to-back six-save games in the UMW Soccer Classic over the weekend. Against Eastern Mennonite, Cropper came up big with six saves in the second half and overtime until freshman Rodney Ngoh tacked on the game-winner to give the Saints their first win of the season ... Salisbury head coach Gerry DiBartolo secured his 400th career victory in the Sea Gulls' 2-1 triumph over Merchant Marine. DiBartolo is just the 38th coach in NCAA men's soccer to accomplish the feat and just the 17th to do so at the Division III ranks. Salisbury captured its Elmer Lord Soccer Classic title for the fifth straight year with wins over Merchant Marine and Rutgers-Camden, 1-0. Senior goalkeeper Drew Staedeli allowed only two goals with 17 saves in three games last week, picking up his first shutout of the season in the final game of the Elmer Lord Classic. Senior midfielder Taylor Groginski was named Tournament MVP. Salisbury opened the year with a 2-1 triumph over Susquehanna last Tuesday ... York first-year head coach Evan Scheffey earned his first coaching win in the Spartans' season-opener last Tuesday, defeating Stevenson 4-1 at home. 

2015 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK