Marco Afonso’s red-hot start to the season with 3 goals and 3 assists in six games has received national recognition, with the South-African winger being named in TopDrawerSoccer’s national team of the week. Afonso was also named the Southern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week.
It is an honor and humbling to achieve these awards and I am grateful to be supported by the staff and players around me. It’s still very early in the season and we still have lots to reveal and improve on but overall, the boys are gelling very well together on and off the field. It’s a great start to this season - Marco Afonso
UNCG’s 4 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw record is the best start in program history since 2004. Last week, the Spartans received a No. 19 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll.The Spartans are also ranked No. 16 in the College Soccer News Poll and No. 15 by Top Drawer Soccer.