Oneonta Sweeps SUNYAC Men's Soccer Weekly Accolades
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oneonta teammates Luigi Prosperi and Derek Marques are the SUNYAC Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Athletes of the Week respectively.
Prosperi finished the week with three goals, including one game-winner, for six points as Oneonta went 2-0 in SUNYAC play. The senior striker kicked in the game-winning goal and recorded a brace in the first 30 minutes of action against Cortland, leading Oneonta to a 4-0 victory. Oneonta faced Potsdam on Saturday, where Prosperi added an insurance goal in the 50th minute to give the Red Dragons a 2-0 win over the Bears.
Marques finished with one goal and one assist for three points while he and the SUNY Oneonta defensive back line shut down their opponents for a pair of SUNYAC shutout wins this week. Marques led the defensive group that limited Cortland to only three shots on goal and found the back of the net in Oneonta's 4-0 win over Cortland. The senior captain then recorded the assist on the game-winner against Potsdam while limiting he and the Red Dragons' defense held the Bears to eight shot attempts in the 2-0 victory.
