CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson senior midfielder Joran Gerbet earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors, while NC State junior goalkeeper Logan Erb and Virginia senior goalkeeper Joey Batrouni shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week for matches played September 30-October 6, it was announced Tuesday.
Gerbet scored a pair of goals in Clemson’s 3-2 victory over North Carolina. Hailing from Valence, France, Gerbet recorded his first brace of the season. He tied the match at 1-1 with an unassisted goal in the 32nd minute. With Clemson down a man in the second half, he put the Tigers ahead, 2-1, in the 84th minute with a penalty-kick goal.
A native of Houston, Texas, Erb recorded a clean sheet in NC State’s scoreless draw at No. 2 Stanford. He made five saves as the Wolfpack earned a point on the West Coast.
Batrouni made a season-high 11 saves in a 2-1 victory over No. 19 Virginia Tech. His save total was just two shy of his career high of 13. The native of San Antonio, Texas, also made a pair of crucial stops in the game's final moments to secure the win for Virginia. Batrouni's 11 saves are tied for the ninth-highest single-game total in NCAA Division I for the 2024 season.
The sixth of nine weeks of league play features seven matches scheduled on Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12. ACC Network has a Friday night doubleheader, with Stanford at SMU at 6 p.m. ET, followed by Clemson at Louisville at 8 p.m. ET.
2024 ACC Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 27 – Ulfur Bjornsson, So., F, Duke
Sept. 3 – Jaylinn Mitchell, So., M, SMU
Sept. 10 – Shane de Flores, Jr., F, Stanford
Sept. 17 – Martin Vician, Gr., F, North Carolina
Sept. 24 – Fletcher Bank, Jr., M, Stanford; Daniel Burko, Sr., F, Syracuse
Oct. 1 – Matthew Roou, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Oct. 8 – Joran Gerbet, Sr., M, Clemson
2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 27 – Tomas Hut, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Sept. 3 – Moritz Gundelach, So., D, Boston College
Sept. 10 – Jacob Bartlett, Fr., D, Notre Dame
Sept. 17 – Cooper Wenzel, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech
Sept. 24 – Kyran Chambron Pinho, Sr., D, SMU
Oct. 1 – Casper Svendby, Jr., D, Pitt
Oct. 8 - Logan Erb, Jr., GK, NC State; Joey Batrouni, Sr., GK, Virginia