Wingate Sweeps South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Men's Soccer Player of the Week Awards

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its AstroTurf Men's Soccer Players of the Week for matches played during week seven of the 2019 season.  Wingate forward Paul Ngongo was named the offensive player of the week, while teammate and goalkeeper Jens Bergendorff was named defensive player of the week.

Ngongo, a freshman from Copenhagen, Denmark, tailed six points on three goals last week to lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 record. He found the back of the net twice in the Bulldogs' 3-0 win over Queens, and he scored Wingate's lone goal in the 1-0 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne. This is the second offensive player of the week award for Ngongo this season.

Bergendorff, a freshman from Praestoe, Denmark, posted a pair of shutout victories for the Bulldogs last week, defeating Queens 3-0 and Lenoir-Rhyne 1-0. He made three saves in the clean sheet against Queens, while making a single save versus Lenoir-Rhyne. This is the first defensive player of the week accolade for Bergendorff this season.

2019 SAC AstroTurf Men's Soccer Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 10 – Tobias Solem Karlsen, Carson-Newman
Sept. 17 – Paul Ngongo, Wingate
Sept. 24 – Elliot Cutts, Wingate
Oct. 1 – Christian Provenzano, Coker
Oct. 8 – Christian Provenzano, Coker
Oct. 15 – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
Oct. 22 – Paul Ngongo, Wingate

Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 10 – Leroy Zeller, Newberry
Sept. 17 – Ryan Tyrer, Anderson
Sept. 24 – Bram Kaarsgaren, Carson-Newman
Oct. 1 – Guilermo Falo Ejea, Coker
Oct. 8 – Sam Ottley, Newberry
Oct. 15 – Bram Kaarsgaren, Carson-Newman
Oct. 22 – Jens Bergendorff, Wingate 

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.

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