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Piatczyc Repeats As MAC Player of the Week
September 04, 2018 03:24 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After breaking the school record for career assists, senior midfielder Joey Piatczyc of the West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Piatczyc earns back-to-back MAC honors after he recorded three assists in Friday night's 5-1 win over American, giving him 29 in his career, the most in school history. Piatczyc assisted on the first goal for the Mountaineers, tying the record for career assists in the 20th minute and breaking the record with an assist on WVU's third goal in the 48th minute. He added an assist on West Virginia's fourth goal in the 72nd minute.
After missing the 2017 season due to an injury, Piatczyc has an NCAA-best four assists along with a goal in the Mountaineers' first three games of the 2018 season. He ranks No. 3 in the country with 1.33 assists per game and is No. 27 with 2.00 points per game. Through the first two weeks of the year, no MAC team has more than four assists as a team.
Piatczyc's 29 career assists breaks the WVU record of 27, set by Dan Stratford from 2004-07. He also owns the school record for assists per game, with 0.53, and shares the school record with four multi-assist matches, ranking No. 2 all-time with 11 game-winning assists.
Along with back-to-back MAC Player of the Week accolades, Piatczyc also was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row on Tuesday.
West Virginia (2-1) is back on the road for a pair of matches, beginning on Friday, Sept. 7, at UCF. Kickoff in Orlando is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Mountaineers' weekend on the road concludes at Maryland on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.
WVU soccer scarf ticket packages and single match tickets are on sale now at WVUGAME.com or by calling 1-800 WVU GAME. The scarf ticket package includes a scarf and 10 tickets to be used at any men's or women's soccer match during the 2018 regular season. Packages are just $30 and are available while supplies last. Single match tickets are $5 each and $3 for groups of 10 or more when purchased in advance at WVUGAME.com. At the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium ticket window, tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors and $3 for groups. The discounted online pricing will be available until kickoff of the match. Tickets for WVU students are free with a valid student I.D.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Piatczyc earns back-to-back MAC honors after he recorded three assists in Friday night's 5-1 win over American, giving him 29 in his career, the most in school history. Piatczyc assisted on the first goal for the Mountaineers, tying the record for career assists in the 20th minute and breaking the record with an assist on WVU's third goal in the 48th minute. He added an assist on West Virginia's fourth goal in the 72nd minute.
After missing the 2017 season due to an injury, Piatczyc has an NCAA-best four assists along with a goal in the Mountaineers' first three games of the 2018 season. He ranks No. 3 in the country with 1.33 assists per game and is No. 27 with 2.00 points per game. Through the first two weeks of the year, no MAC team has more than four assists as a team.
Piatczyc's 29 career assists breaks the WVU record of 27, set by Dan Stratford from 2004-07. He also owns the school record for assists per game, with 0.53, and shares the school record with four multi-assist matches, ranking No. 2 all-time with 11 game-winning assists.
Along with back-to-back MAC Player of the Week accolades, Piatczyc also was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row on Tuesday.
West Virginia (2-1) is back on the road for a pair of matches, beginning on Friday, Sept. 7, at UCF. Kickoff in Orlando is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Mountaineers' weekend on the road concludes at Maryland on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.
WVU soccer scarf ticket packages and single match tickets are on sale now at WVUGAME.com or by calling 1-800 WVU GAME. The scarf ticket package includes a scarf and 10 tickets to be used at any men's or women's soccer match during the 2018 regular season. Packages are just $30 and are available while supplies last. Single match tickets are $5 each and $3 for groups of 10 or more when purchased in advance at WVUGAME.com. At the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium ticket window, tickets will be $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors and $3 for groups. The discounted online pricing will be available until kickoff of the match. Tickets for WVU students are free with a valid student I.D.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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