SOC: UBC's Steer, Victoria's Koch post impressive weekends
Steer adds five goals to season total, Koch scores four for Vikes
VANCOUVER - Goal scorers highlighted this week's top performances as the conference announced UBC's Danielle Steer and Victoria's Isaac Koch as the Soccer Players of the Week on Tuesday.
Steer moved back into a tie for the conference lead in scoring with five goals, while Koch recorded his first four goals of the season during play over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Steer notched a hat-trick in Kelowna on Friday night, scoring all three goals in UBC's 3-0 win over the UBC Okanagan Heat. A day later, the fourth-year forward added two more markers and chalked up an assist in a 5-1 Thunderbird win.
The Surrey, B.C. native now has 12 goals on the season, tying Calgary's Montana Leonard for tops in the Canada West.
UBC (8-0) opens a pivotal weekend series with the West Division leading Trinity Western Spartans (10-0) on Friday. The conference's only two undefeated teams are set to play at 5:30 p.m. PDT Friday and Saturday.
Steer will move forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.
Game log:
Oct. 9 - 3 goals in 3-0 W at UBCO
Oct. 9 - 2 goals, 1 assist in 5-1 W at UBCO
It was a breakout weekend for Isaac Koch as the fifth-year scored his first four goals of the season at a crucial point in the Vikes' schedule.
Koch scored the first and third goals in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Trinity Western Spartans, before adding another two goals late in the first half of Sunday's 5-1 win.
Victoria leapt up into first place in the conference's West Division thanks to six points from its weekend series on the road against Trinity Western. The Vikes sit atop the standings with 15 points as three other teams, including the Spartans, trail closely behind.
Victoria (4-1-3) will hit the road again this weekend when they pay a visit to Kelowna for a pair of matches with the UBC Okanagan Heat (1-3-4), Friday and Saturday.
Koch will move forward as the CW nominee for the U SPORTS Athlete of the Week.
Game log:
Oct. 9 - 2 G in 3-0 W at Trinity Western
Oct. 10 - 2 G in 5-1 W at Trinity Western