Springfield, Mass. - September 27, 2010 - Ken Goodwin and Drew Vanasse were honored for their play last week as they were recently selected as conference players of the week. Goodwin was chosen as the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, while Vanasse was tabbed the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Soccer Player of the Week.A senior inside linebacker from Foxboro, Mass., Goodwin was also named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week the first week of the season following the Pride's 31-7 victory over King's College of Pennsylvania.
In this past Saturday's 35-28 last-minute loss to Alfred at SC's Amos Alonzo Stagg Field, Goodwin was credited with 12 total tackles, including eight solos, and one tackle-for-loss for one yard. He also had a fumble recovery and a very key interception that he brought back 48 yards in the latter stages of the second quarter. The interception set up a resulting touchdown in the final minute of that quarter, tying the score at 14-all.
Vanasse, who hails from Concord, Mass., became the second member of the Springfield College soccer team to take home the weekly conference honor.
Vanasse led the Pride to a pair of wins this week as he totaled three goals, including scoring both game-winning goals. In the 4-0 win over Endicott, Vanasse netted two goals off of corner kicks in the first half to power the SC attack. On Saturday, Vanasse scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal as Springfield defeated No. 23 Wheaton, 2-1. It marked the first win for Springfield over the Lyons since 1999.
