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Tsukada Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week
October 03, 2023 12:15 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Yutaro Tsukada of the No. 4 West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week.
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In two games, Tsukada collected six points, scoring a goal while adding four assists in two road wins at UNC Greensboro and Georgia State.
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He opened the week with two assists against the Spartans in a 2-1 win which included a stellar free kick in the 81st minute leading to the game-winning goal. Against the Panthers, he found the back of the net to open the scoring for WVU before dishing out two assists in a 4-3 win, leading the Mountaineers to their first Sun Belt victory of the season.
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The Tokyo native is the second Mountaineer to take home Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining sophomore Marcus Caldeira, who earned the honor after his game-winning goal against No. 3 Portland earlier this year.
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Nationally, Tsukada earned spots on both the TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News Teams of the Week as well.
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The Mountaineers will be back in action on Wednesday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against Loyola Maryland. Kickoff against the Greyhounds is set for 6 p.m.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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In two games, Tsukada collected six points, scoring a goal while adding four assists in two road wins at UNC Greensboro and Georgia State.
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He opened the week with two assists against the Spartans in a 2-1 win which included a stellar free kick in the 81st minute leading to the game-winning goal. Against the Panthers, he found the back of the net to open the scoring for WVU before dishing out two assists in a 4-3 win, leading the Mountaineers to their first Sun Belt victory of the season.
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The Tokyo native is the second Mountaineer to take home Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining sophomore Marcus Caldeira, who earned the honor after his game-winning goal against No. 3 Portland earlier this year.
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Nationally, Tsukada earned spots on both the TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News Teams of the Week as well.
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The Mountaineers will be back in action on Wednesday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium against Loyola Maryland. Kickoff against the Greyhounds is set for 6 p.m.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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