Week 8: AAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Aleksa Lukic of Truett McConnell and Santiago Corral of Milligan are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Soccer Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

This is the eighth edition of the awards for the 2023 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Oct. 23.

AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Aleksa Lukic - Truett McConnell - Freshman

• Made 14 saves as Truett McConnell went 2-0 on the week.
• Had 7 saves in a 5-0 win at Johnson.
• Recorded 7 saves in a 6-2 win over Columbia International.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Santiago Corral - Milligan - Graduate Student - Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Netted 6 goals and had 1 assists as Milligan went 2-0 the week.
• Recorded 3 goals and an assist in a 17-0 win at Kentucky Christian.
• Tallied 3 more goals in a 7-2 win at Montreat.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Michael Garrihy, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive), Jakeem Amuda, Columbia (offensive)
Week 2 - Elijah Clark, Reinhardt (defensive), Romulo Barreto, Columbia International (offensive)
Week 3 - Michael Garrihy, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive), Dylan Connell, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 4 - Adam Di Millo, Pikeville (defensive), Callum Edwards, Union (offensive)
Week 5 - Elijah Clark, Reinhardt (defensive), Dave Neijenhuis, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 6 - Cristobal Romero, St. Andrews (defensive), Inaki Moreno, Milligan (offensive)
Week 7 - Michael Garrihy, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive), Callum Edwards, Union (offensive)
Week 8 - Aleksa Lukic, Truett McConnell (defensive), Santiago Corral, Milligan (offensive)