GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Following an upset win Friday in the regular-season finale over No. 3 Clemson, Louisville freshman forward Aboubacar Camara was selected as the final ACC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the season, while his teammate, senior goalkeeper Detre Bell, earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Camara and Bell are the first men’s soccer weekly honorees from Louisville this season.
Camara scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 2-1 Louisville upset victory over No. 3 Clemson on Friday night, finishing on a chance in the 51st minute to give the Cardinals a 2-0 advantage, as they handed Clemson its first loss of the spring. He finished on a chance in the 51st minute to give the Cardinals a 2-0 advantage as UofL went on to hand the Tigers their first loss of the spring. The goal was his fifth in six spring matches and sixth tally of the season. A native of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Camara leads all ACC players with five goals during the spring season.
Bell made a season-best eight saves in Louisville's win over Clemson. The Hamilton, Bermuda, native held the Tigers off the board for 89 minutes until the they converted a penalty kick in the final minute. Bell improved to 4-2-0 as the Louisville keeper during the spring season.
The spring portion of the ACC season concludes Saturday with the conference’s NCAA automatic qualifier game, featuring top-ranked Pitt playing at third-ranked Clemson at 7 p.m. on ACC Network. Pitt won the Coastal Division crown while Clemson captured the Atlantic Division title as well as the 2020 ACC Championship in the fall. The winner of the match earns the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The selection show for the tournament is Monday, April 19.
2020-21 ACC Offensive Players of the Week
Sept. 21 – Daniel Russo, Fr., F, Notre Dame
Sept. 28 – Bertin Jacquesson, Fr., F, Pitt; Calvin Harris, So., F, Wake Forest
Oct. 5 – Mohamed Seye, So., F, Clemson; Kyle Holcomb, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Oct. 12 – Veljko Petkovic, So., M, Pitt
Oct. 19 – Kimarni Smith, Sr., F, Clemson; Valentin Noel, So., M, Pitt
Oct. 26 – Grayson Barber, Jr., M, Clemson; Omar Hernandez, So., M, Wake Forest
Nov. 2 – Jacob Labovitz, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
Nov. 9 – Jack Lynn, Jr., F, Notre Dame
March 8 – Giovanni Montesdeoca, Sr., F, North Carolina
March 15 – Jack Lynn, Jr., F, Notre Dame; Giovanni Montesdeoca, Sr., F, North Carolina
March 22 - Valentin Noel, So., M, Pitt; Mike Suski, So., M, Boston College
March 29 - Thor Ulfarsson, Fr., F, Duke
April 5 – Kristo Strickler, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
April 12 – Aboubacar Camara, Fr., F, Louisville
2020-21 ACC Defensive Players of the Week
Sept. 21 – Keagan McLaughlin, Sr., GK, Notre Dame
Sept. 28 – Arturo Ordonez, So., D, Pitt
Oct. 5 – Alec Smir, Jr., GK, North Carolina
Oct. 12 – Colin Shutler, Gr., GK, Virginia; Fillipo Zattarin, Gr., D, North Carolina
Oct. 19 – George Marks, Jr., GK, Clemson
Oct. 26 – Oskar Ågren, So., D, Clemson
Nov. 2 –Nico Benalcazar, So., D, Wake Forest
Nov. 9 – Andrew Pannenberg, Jr., GK, Wake Forest
March 8 – Oliver Gerbig, Jr., D, Virginia
March 15 – Philip Quinton, Jr., D, Notre Dame
March 22 - Christian Garner, Jr., GK, Boston College; Alex Rando, So., GK, Virginia
March 29 – Jackson Walti, Jr., M, Pitt
April 5 – Nathan Durst, So., D, Virginia Tech
April 12 – Detre Bell, Sr., GK, Louisville