GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Louisville freshman forward Aboubacar Camara earned ACC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Notre Dame sophomore defender Paddy Burns was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Camara scored four goals last week to lead Louisville to wins over Eastern Illinois and North Carolina as the Cardinals combined to outscore their opponents 7-0. He recorded a brace in a 5-0 win over EIU last Tuesday and then duplicated the feat on Friday, scoring twice in the final four minutes to lift the Cardinals past UNC, 2-0. Camara leads the ACC and is tied for the national lead with 12 goals this season.
 
Burns was key on the Notre Dame back line in a 1-0 double-overtime win over No. 7 Pitt on Saturday, which lifted the Fighting Irish to the top of the ACC table. The Irish limited the potent Pitt offense to five shots in more than 105 minutes of play, including just one on target. Burns and the Irish defense became the first team to record a clean sheet against the Panthers during the 2021 season. Notre Dame has now recorded three straight clean sheets, including in back-to-back wins at Clemson and against Pitt, while riding a five-game win streak.
 
Seven ACC teams are in non-league action in midweek matches Tuesday, highlighted by North Carolina’s 7 p.m. match with No. 15 Loyola Marymount. Conference play resumes this weekend, including a matchup between No. 20 Notre Dame and No. 18 Duke Friday in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame leads the Blue Devils by one point for the Coastal Division lead. ACC Network features No. 10 Pitt at Virginia at 7 p.m. Friday.
 
Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll: Clemson (6), Pitt (10), Virginia Tech (13), Duke (18) and Notre Dame (20).
 
2021 ACC Offensive Players of the Week
Aug. 31 – Veljko Petkovic, Jr., M, Pitt
Sept. 7 – Stefan Sigurdarson, Jr., F, Boston College
Sept. 14 – Deandre Kerr, So., F, Syracuse
Sept. 21 – Jacob Labovitz, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
Sept. 28 – Matt Bailey, Gr., M, Pitt; Danny Flores, Fr., M, Virginia Tech
Oct. 5 – Thorleifur Ulfarsson, So., F, Duke
Oct. 12 - Daniel Russo, So., F, Notre Dame; Guilherme Feitosa, Fr., M, Pitt
Oct. 19 – Aboubacar Camara, Fr., F, Louisville
 
2021 ACC Defensive Players of the Week
Aug. 31 – George Marks, Sr., GK, Clemson
Sept. 7 – Eliot Hamill, Sr., GK, Duke
Sept. 14 – George Marks, Sr., GK, Clemson
Sept. 21 – Eliot Hamill, Sr., GK, Duke
Sept. 28 – Eliot Hamill, Sr., GK, Duke
Oct. 5 – Charlie Asensio, Sr., D, Clemson
Oct. 12 - Philip Quinton, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Oct. 19 – Paddy Burns, So., D, Notre Dame