Week 10: AAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week

WALESKA, Ga. - Francesco Molinar of Spartanburg Methodist College and Ron-Jay Watson of Union Commonwealth are the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Men's Soccer Defensive and Offensive Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

This is the 10th edition of the awards for the 2025 season. The next set of awards will be announced on Nov. 3.

AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Francesco Molinar - Spartanburg Methodist - Senior 

• Made 12 saves on the week as SMC went 0-0-2.
• Had 3 saves in a 0-0 draw against Columbia.
• Recorded 9 saves in a 1-1 draw against Truett McConnell.
• This is his first weekly honor of the season.

AAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ron-Jay Watson - Union Commonwealth - Sophomore 

• Tallied 9 points in a 12-0 win over Bluefield.
• Scored a hat trick within the first 16 minutes.
• Added 3 assists.
• This is his second weekly honor of the season.

Previous Weekly Winners
Week 1 - Gabriel Mendoza, Union Commonwealth (defensive); Ron-Jay Watson, Union Commonwealth (offensive)
Week 2 - Astolfi Ange, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive); Nicko Bellot, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 3 - Adria Alles, Milligan (defensive); Pablo Farrona, Truett McConnell (offensive)
Week 4 - Logan Thompson, Tennessee Wesleyan (defensive); Robin Vezinhet, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 5 - Gabriel Mendoza, Union Commonwealth (defensive); Ian Rau, Columbia International (offensive)
Week 6 - Frankie Zavala, Montreat (defensive); Ethan Grasso, Montreat (offensive)
Week 7 - Frankie Zavala, Montreat (defensive); Nicko Bellot, Tennessee Wesleyan (offensive)
Week 8 - Euan Brindley, Truett McConnell (defensive); Kerim Akpinar, Milligan (offensive)
Week 9 - Alejandro Iglesias, Pikeville (defensive); Yalie Cohen, Pikeville (offensive)
Week 10 - Francesco Molinar, Spartanburg Methodist (defensive); Ron-Jay Watson, Union Commonwealth (offensive)