Queens’ Suarez, Wingate’s Montgomery Earn SAC Soccer Weekly Awards
Queens sophomore Erick Suarez and Wingate junior Jade Montgomery scored a combined total of seven goals last week, and on Tuesday were named the SAC Men’s and Women’s Soccer Players of the Week by the conference office.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Queens sophomore Erick Suarez and Wingate junior Jade Montgomery scored a combined total of seven goals last week, and on Tuesday were named the SAC Men's and Women's Soccer Players of the Week by the conference office.
SAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week | Erick Suarez, Queens
Suarez helped Queens continue its solid start to the season by totaling three goals in the Royals' victories over Mount Olive and Tusculum.
On Wednesday, Suarez scored twice in the match's final 15 minutes to break open an eventual 3-0 win over Mount Olive. He then added another goal in Saturday's 3-2 defeat of Tusculum, which was Queens' inaugural conference match.
The forward's three goals this season are currently tied for third in the conference.
SAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week | Jade Montgomery, Wingate
Montgomery, the reigning SAC Female Athlete of the Year, had four goals and an assist last week as Wingate picked up wins over Mount Olive and Carson-Newman.
Against Mount Olive, Montgomery scored twice in the first half and also added an assist as Wingate won 3-0. She also scored twice on Saturday in WU's SAC-opener at Carson-Newman - a 4-1 Bulldog victory.
Montgomery now leads the SAC in points with 16 and assists with four, and her six goals are tied for the conference lead.
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