The Charlotte 49ers women’s soccer team swept the Atlantic 10 weekly honors this week. Senior forward Hailey Beam was named A-10 Co-Player of the week for the fifth time in her career. Beam was also named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s National Team of the Week. Freshman defender Lacey McGowan was named A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week. The distinction marks the first time a 49er has won the award this season.
Over the weekend, Beam tallied six points with a goal and four assists in leading Charlotte to wins over A-10 opponents Richmond and George Washington. Beam had a goal and an assist in Charlotte’s 4-0 win over Richmond on Friday. She then assisted on all three goals in the 49ers come-from-behind 3-2 victory over George Washington on Senior Day.
Beam has 34 career goals and needs just two goals to tie Courtney Cook (1994-97) for the all-time program lead in goals scored. She currently leads the team in assists with ten and ranks second in the A-10 in the same category. She is also second on the team and second in the A-10 in goals scored. Beam has 99 career points and needs just three points to tie Cook’s career points mark.
McGowan lead Charlotte’s comeback win over George Washington on Senior Day. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, McGowan came out in the second half and scored the 49ers first two goals to tie the game at 2-2. On Friday, McGowan helped Charlotte post their 10th shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over Richmond.
McGowan has played in 13 games this season and has four goals and eight points. She has taken only four shots. All four of her goals have come off of Hailey Beam corner kicks.
Beam, McGowan and the rest of 49ers will put their 24-game unbeaten streak on the line this weekend as they travel north to face Temple and Saint Joseph’s, Oct. 23-25.
Charlotte 49ers senior Ryan Wilson has been named as the A-10 Golfer of the Week, for the week ending Oct. 19 for his efforts at the Brickyard Collegiate.
The event was shortened to 36 holes because of rain after Wilson shot identical rounds of one-over par 73. The two-over par total left Wilson in a tie for 28th place.
The event marked the first time Wilson led Charlotte in scoring during his two-year tenure with the team. Wilson transferred to Charlotte from High Point University as a two-time all-Big South performer.
At High Point, Wilson was the 2007 Big South Tournament runner-up to lead the Panthers to a 6th-place finish. Wilson was also named the Big South freshman of the year in 2006 after an eighth-place finish at the league championship tournament as well as leading the Panthers with a 73.96 stroke average.
The award marks the first A-10 Player of the Week award Wilson has won in his career and second for Charlotte this season. Senior All-American Corey Nagy was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for Oct. 5. Andy Sajevic was named A-10 Rookie of the Week, Sept. 21.
In other golf news, the 49ers have added another tournament to their schedule after the rain-shortened Brickyard Collegiate. The 49ers will compete in the Aldila Intercollegiate, Oct. 26-27. The tournament will be held at the Council Fire Country Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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