GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina sophomore forward Giovanni Montesdeoca has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate senior defender Alex Comsia is this week’s ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
Montesdeoca scored both goals in the Tar Heels’ 2-0 win over Clemson on Friday night. He scored his first goal of the night in the 21st minute. A cross from Nils Bruening from the right side of the box set up Montesdeoca to capitalize on the near post. The sophomore beat his defender with a near post run and tapped the ball into the back of the net. Montesdeoca registered his second tally of the game in the 58th minute of play, after Mauricio Pineda slid the ball out wide to Milo Garvanian, who put in a cross from outside the penalty box that Montesdeoca got his head on at the back post. This is his second straight ACC Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season.
Comsia led the Tar Heel defense that pitched its third straight shutout and limited Clemson to just one shot on goal. The Tar Heel defense was suffocating through the first 45 minutes, not allowing the Tigers to register one shot and only surrendering one corner. North Carolina hasn’t conceded a goal in 383 consecutive minutes.
ACC men’s soccer teams will play non-conference matches on Monday and Tuesday before four more league matches on Friday.
ACC Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Week 1 – Aug. 28
Offensive: Bruno Lapa, Jr., M, Wake Forest
Defensive: Colin Shutler, R-So., GK, Virginia
Week 2 – Sept. 3
Offensive: Gabriel Machado, Jr., M, NC State
Defensive: Patrick Berneski, GS, D, Notre Dame
Week 3 – Sept. 10
Co-Offensive: Simon Enstrom, Sr., F, Boston College
Omir Fernandez, So., M, Wake Forest
Defensive: Felicien Dumas, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Week 4 – Sept. 17
Offensive: Omir Fernandez, So., M, Wake Forest
Defensive: Colin Shutler, R-So., GK, Virginia
Week 5 – Sept. 24
Offensive: Giovanni Montesdeoca, So., F, North Carolina
Defensive: Leon Krapf, So., GK, NC State
Week 6 – Oct. 1
Offensive: Giovanni Montesdeoca, So., F, North Carolina
Defensive: Alex Comsia, Sr., D, North Carolina