Stanford and Maryland have kept up their strong early season form, but other teams and players are also breaking through. Here are the men's soccer Week 3 awards:
South Carolina swept three games on their Carolinas tour. They beat ranked Clemson over a week ago, then added wins against Charlotte and ranked High Point to start the 2026 season 5-0. They face UNCG on Friday to continue the tour. Their Sun Belt Conference opener against Old Dominion also looks like a big matchup.
Elias Taj (Junior, Forward, UTRGV) had a hand in four of UTRGV's five goals (two goals, two assists) in their 5-0 win over South Florida. It was the forward's first Division I start, and he will aim to keep that momentum going as UTRGV remain unbeaten through three games.
Matthew Reed (Senior, Fullback, Creighton) has scored in four straight games for Creighton. He netted the game winner against Gonzaga and added another against Santa Clara. With six goal contributions (five goals, one assist) and two clean sheets, Reed is matching attackers while helping Creighton stay unbeaten in 2026.
Alex Yagudayev (Junior, Villanova) faced heavy pressure against Fordham, which took 43 shots with 13 on target. Yagudayev kept them all out, earning a clean sheet in Villanova's 1-0 win. He made six more saves in Villanova's first loss of the season to FDU. The junior goalkeeper now has a 93.9% save rate and three clean sheets to start 2026.
Logan Tsopanoglou (Forward, Stanford) has a goal contribution in three straight games as Stanford keeps its perfect 2026 record. The freshman has five goal contributions (four goals, one assist) in just over 200 minutes, averaging one every 43 minutes.
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