MSOC: TRU Veteran Fraser named Player of the Week

VANCOUVER - Fifth-year Thompson Rivers forward James Fraser was named the Canada West Men's Soccer Player of the Week Monday after scoring a pair of goals in a four-point weekend for the WolfPack.

Fraser came up big when the WolfPack needed him most on Saturday in their road contest against the UBC Okanagan Heat. With the game all square at one in the 90th minute, Fraser deflected a Ryan Lewis shot past the Heat goal keeper to send Thompson Rivers to the locker room with a 2-1 victory.

On Sunday, Fraser helped the WolfPack remain unbeaten on the season with a goal in the opening minutes of the second half. Thompson Rivers and UBC Okanagan would eventually end the match even at 1-1. The pair of goals over the weekend were the Penticton B.C., local's first two of the 2021 season.

Game log: ​
​Sept. 18 - 1 game winning goal in a 2-1 W at UBC Okanagan
​Sept. 19 - 1 goal in a 1-1 T at UBC Okanagan

Fraser will move forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.

The WolfPack (1-0-3) will head to Vancouver Island to take on the West Division leading Victoria Vikes (2-0-2) next weekend in a battle of unbeaten teams. The matches on Friday and Saturday will both kick off at 7:15 p.m. PT and will be available live on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.