BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic freshman
Oliver Moller-Jensen has been named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for men's soccer, the league announced on Monday. Defender
Tom Abrahamsson and forward
Victor Claudel were each named to the AAC weekly honor roll.
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Moller-Jensen sparked the FAU offense in Thursday's 6-4 win over Lipscomb. The freshman from Denmark scored on his first attempt at goal, putting the Owls on the board midway through the first half. He would later add an assist in the second half. He had four shot attempts with two on goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Belmont.
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Abrahamsson and Claudel are one and two for the Owls in points after the opening weekend. Abrahamsson scored twice from the penalty spot and added an assist against Lipscomb. He also assisted on Claudel's game-tying goal against Belmont. Claudel scored in both games and tacked on an assist against Lipscomb as well.
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FAU men's soccer is now gearing up for Friday's home opener against Marist. Start time is 7 p.m. All home matches at the FAU Soccer Stadium are free admission.