WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University men's soccer senior forward Michael Soboff of Framingham, Mass., has been selected as the Disney Soccer/National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III Men's Soccer National Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 21.
Soboff guided the Brandeis men to a 2-0 week and has them off to a perfect 7-0 start, one of seven unbeaten and untied teams in Division III. The Judges, ranked first in New England and fifth in all of Division III by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) have won their first seven games for the third season in a row. The regional and national rankings are Coach Michael Coven's program's highest since 1996.
Last week, against two other squads that were unbeaten at the time, Soboff was the key offensive cog. He scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 road win at 5-0 Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Sept. 17, tallying in the 24th minute. On Sept. 20 at home against 5-0 Tufts University, Soboff assisted the winning goal in the 79th minute of a 2-0 victory. Soboff leads the University Athletic Association (UAA) in game-winning goals, and is tied for second with five goals and third with 12 points. He was previously selected as the UAA Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
The Judges are back in action on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at 6-2 Babson. Their next home match is Tuesday, Sept. 30, against 7-0-1 Wheaton College, currently ranked 18th in Division III by the NSCAA, at 7 p.m.
Soboff is a 2011 graduate of Newton South High School.
The full NSCAA Player Of The Week release, from NSCAAtv.com