Ryuta Hayakawa, Pitt-Bradford, Men's Soccer-Offensive
Hayakawa put up staggering offensive numbers while twice came through in the clutch for Pitt-Bradford in the two games in front of his home crowd. On Wednesday against Alfred State, he scored a pair of goals, one of which coming on a penalty kick in the final 10 minutes of the game to give the Panthers a late 3-2 lead. UPB went on to work a draw in the contest, but if not for Hayakawa's two goals, the Panthers would not have suffered their sixth straight loss. Again on Saturday, Hayakawa scored in the final 10 minutes, but this time, his goal stood as the game-winner. With the game tied a 2-2 after the Panthers battled from being down 2-0, Hayakawa received a through ball with three minutes to go in regulation, and with one touch, he sent the ball low past the charging keeper to give the Panthers the late 3-2 lead, and eventually, give them their first victory of the season. He also put all five of his total shots this week on goal.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Pitt-Bradford M Ryuta Hayakawa put up staggering offensive numbers while twice came through in the clutch for Pitt-Bradford in the two games in front of his home crowd. On Wednesday against Alfred State, he scored a pair of goals, one of which coming on a penalty kick in the final 10 minutes of the game to give the Panthers a late 3-2 lead. UPB went on to work a draw in the contest, but if not for Hayakawa's two goals, the Panthers would not have suffered their sixth straight loss. Again on Saturday, Hayakawa scored in the final 10 minutes, but this time, his goal stood as the game-winner. With the game tied a 2-2 after the Panthers battled from being down 2-0, Hayakawa received a through ball with three minutes to go in regulation, and with one touch, he sent the ball low past the charging keeper to give the Panthers the late 3-2 lead, and eventually, give them their first victory of the season. He also put all five of his total shots this week on goal.
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