SOC: Seniors post standout weekends
Sarkaria becomes men's scoring leader, Greenley leads Cougars to upset
VANCOUVER - Alberta's Ajeej Sarkaria became the conference's men's soccer all-time scoring leader, while Mount Royal's Katrina Greenley came up big in goal, earning the pair Player of the Week honours on Tuesday.
It was a record breaking day for Alberta's Ajeej Sarkaria in the Golden Bears 5-0 win over MacEwan Griffins. The fifth-year forward became the Canada West men's soccer all-time leading scorer when his second goal of the match gave him 40 goals in his career. Sarkaria would go on to complete the hat-trick in the match, to push his record to 41.
Prior to his record tying and breaking goals on Sunday, Sarkaria inched closer to the record on Saturday, scoring the lone Alberta goal in a 1-1 draw with the Griffins.
The Golden Bears begin a home-and-home weekend with Mount Royal on the road on Saturday.
Sarkaria will move forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.
Game log:
Sept. 25 - 1 goal in 1-1 T at MacEwan
Sept. 26 - 3 goals in 5-0 W at MacEwan - CW All-Time MSOC scoring record
Greenley backstopped the Mount Royal Cougars to a 2-1 win over the previously No. 1 ranked Calgary Dinos on Saturday. The senior goalkeeper made 11 saves in the match, earning Mount Royal its second victory of the season.
Greenley is eighth in the conference with 39 saves in four matches this season. The Cougars head to Edmonton to take on the Alberta Pandas in a pair of matches this weekend.
Greenley will move forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.
Game log:
Sept. 24 - 11 saves in 2-1 W at Calgary