WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference named George Mason graduate student Kenzo Brito the Under Armour Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while VCU senior Moussa Ndiaye earned his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Week honor. Rhode Island freshman William Synnestvedt was selected as the Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced on Monday for games played from Oct. 20 - Oct. 26.

Brito helped George Mason secure a pair of draws last week, a 0-0 road result at William & Mary and a 2-2 score against Saint Joseph’s. The midfielder from Sao Paulo, Brazil played a role in both Patriot goals in the latter match, recording a goal and an assist against the Hawks. Brito scored his first goal as a Patriot in the first half of Saturday’s match, tying the game at 1-1. He provided an assist on teammate Jaime Godinho’s score early in the second half to complete his three-point performance.

Ndiaye anchored a VCU back line that recorded its second consecutive shutout, earning himself his second straight A-10 Defensive Player of the Week accolade. The Rams shut down Rhode Island’s offense in the 0-0 draw, holding the home team to a single shot on goal, a season-best showing defensively for VCU. Ndiaye, a defender from Dakar, Senegal, helped VCU maintain the shutout despite playing the final 14 minutes a man down.

Synnestvedt, a goalkeeper from Cohasset, Mass., continued his strong rookie campaign with a strong showing in Rhode Island’s 0-0 draw against VCU. Synnestvedt made six saves, a new career best, to earn his second win in a Rams uniform.

2025 Under Armour Men’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners

DATE		OFFENSIVE	DEFENSIVE	ROOKIE
Aug. 25	Ethan Sassine, DAY Andrew Heckenlaible, SLU		Gavin Krenecki, DAY	Mikkel Madsen, DAY
Sep. 2	Martim Sereno, GMU		Jaume Salvado, GMU	Hakim Musabbah, VCU
Sep. 8	Martim Sereno, GMU		Diego Chavez, DUQ	Hàkon Dagur Matthíasson, DUQ
Sep. 15	Daniel D’Ippolito, FOR		Trevor Maloney, VCU	Farouq Ogundare, Dayton Felix Schöne, SBU
Sep. 22	Luka Ivancic, LUC		Jaume Salvado, GMU	Theo Franca, SLU
Sep. 29	Matteo Mazzotta, SJU		Kobe Perlaza, SJU	Nick Schramm, SLU
Oct. 6	Jacobo Sanfeliu, GMU		Jeremi Abonnel, SLU	Kyler Vojvodic, URI
Oct. 13	Seth Hammond, SBU		Quinten Blair, SLU	Luca Estabio, VCU
Oct. 20	Zach Forehand, LAS		Moussa Ndiaye, VCU	Aldo Hernandez, SJU
Oct. 27	Kenzo Brito, GMU		Moussa Ndiaye, VCU	William Synnestvedt, URI