ICC Men’s Soccer Lands Players of the Week

(LetsGoICC.com)

FULTON, Miss. (WCBI/LetsGoICC.com) – It was a clean sweep for the Itawamba Community College when the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) announced their weekly men’s soccer honors on Tuesday.

Sophomore Anthony Fernandez (New Albany) was named MACJC Offensive Player of the Week while fellow sophomore Ben Schaefer (Tupelo) earned his second MACJC Keeper of the Week honor of the season.

Frenandez scored 9 goals for 18 points in a pair of wins over Southwest Mississippi and Northwest Mississippi. He set a new team record for most goals in a match with six, most points in a match with 12, and was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays as the No. 6 play of the night in the Indians’ 11-0 win over Southwest.

Schaefer had 6 saves on 7 shots-on-goal in 135 minutes in nets to help the Indians remain unbeaten the only beaten team in the MACJC. He has allowed only 3 goals and has 16 saves in 360 minutes in net this season.

Both Fernandez and Schaefer will be eligible for National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Player of the Week honors set to be announced later this week.

The Indians (5-0, 1-0 MACJC) opened the defense of the MACJC North Division title with a 5-1 win over Northwest on Friday and will host Holmes Community College on Friday.