BUIES CREEK, N.C. - After setting up the game-winning goal twice in victories, Vince Petrasso of Campbell University has been named Atlantic Sun Conference men's soccer player of the week.
The senior from Woodbridge, Ontario assisted on the game-winning goal in last Thursday's 3-1 win over North Florida, then scored CU's first goal and assisted on the winner in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Jacksonville.
Petrasso's performance helped lead Campbell to its second-straight A-Sun regular season title and clinch the top seed in the league tournament. Campbell will host the conference semifinals on Nov. 12 (4:00 and 7:00 p.m.) and the league final on Nov. 14 (1:00 p.m.) at the Eakes Athletic Complex.
On the year, Petrasso leads the league in assists (10) and is tied for third in points (18). In A-Sun games, Petrasso has 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists) and rates first in assists per game and third in points per game (1.5). Over the past two seasons, Petrasso has accounted for 22 points (seven goals, eight assists) in his last 16 A-Sun regular season matches. He was a first-team-all-conference performer in 2008 and a unanimous selection to this year's pre-season A-Sun all-league unit.
"We are happy that Vince has earned this honor," said Campbell head coach Doug Hess. "I thought he was one of the most dangerous players on the field last week, and glad that he has continued to play a major role in our attack throughout the conference season."
Campbell closed its league schedule with a 7-1-1 record and carries an 8-8-1 overall mark into Tuesday's 7:00 p.m. regular season finale at home against Davidson. The contest marks the final regular season playing appearance at the Eakes Complex for six Campbell seniors - Ted Awana, Pat Danford, Jason Keever, Justin Madrid, Petrasso and Austin Skakle.
Since opening the year with three-straight home losses, the Camels have won their last four games at the Eakes Complex. Campbell owns a 31-11-0 record at home since the start of the 2005 season. Included among those 31 victories are three against nationally-ranked foes.
Davidson (10-7) started the year with nine victories in its first 10 outings, but has dropped six of its last seven, including Saturday's 3-1 Southern Conference setback at UNC Greensboro. The Wildcats are unbeaten (10-0) when scoring multiple goals, but are winless (0-7) when they score one or less.
Campbell won the two most recent contests with Davidson. The Camels knocked off the 23rd-ranked Wildcats 2-1 in Buies Creek on Sept. 13, 2005, and then claimed a 1-0 victory at Davidson a year later.