IU East's Ferrari, Izaga take home RSC Men's Soccer weekly honors
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Indiana University East players Gustavo Ferrari and Alex Izaga took hom River States Conference Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week for their play March 15-21.
Ferrari, a sophomore midfielder from Alberta, Canada, won the award for the second week in a row. He did so with two goals, two assists and six points as IU East went a perfect 2-0 on the week. He factored in four of IU East's goals in a 5-0 win over Ohio Christian. He scored twice, assisted another and drew a foul that led to a PK on another goal. Ferrari then had the assist in the Red Wolves' 1-0 win over Brescia (Ky.).
Izaga, a junior defender from Alava, Spain, keyed the two shutout wins on the week and also got into the scoring. His PK try capped off the win over Ohio Christian. He scored the game-winning goal versus Brescia to keep the Red Wolves' playoff hopes alive.