Frantz Francois Named NE-10 Men's Soccer Player of the Week on Monday

Graduate midfielder collected a pair of game-winning goals last week

RINDGE, N.H. (October 19, 2009) – Franklin Pierce University men’s soccer standout Frantz Francois (West Palm Beach, Fla.) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. It marks the first weekly conference award for Francois this season.

The graduate midfielder earned the honor after turning in a stellar week for the Ravens last week. He scored three goals in two games (two of those were game-winners), helping to lead Franklin Pierce to a 2-0-0 record.

Francois got his week started with a two-goal performance in the 3-2 win at Bentley on Wednesday. His second goal, which came in the 63rd minute, proved to be the difference-maker as it put Franklin Pierce on top, 3-1, at the time. The Ravens held off a furious comeback late by Bentley to earn the win.

Francois’ heroics were on display in front of the home crowd on Saturday night as he scored early in the second half to give the Ravens a 1-0 lead en route to a 3-0 blanking of Stonehill.

Francois leads the team in goals (10) and points (21) this season, and is in the midst of a three-game streak where he has scored at least one goal.

It marks the second-straight week a Raven has been honored by the conference as sophomore Vinny Papageorgiou (Wilmington, Mass.) was named the league’s goalkeeper of the week last Monday.

Franklin Pierce is riding a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1) and currently sits in second place in the conference with 28 points (11-3-2 overall, 9-2-1 in the league).

The Ravens have a mid-week bye, but return to action Saturday as they close out the regular season by playing host to Assumption at 2 p.m. in Sodexo Field. The game marks Senior Day as the team’s seniors will be honored prior to the contest. For more information on Franklin Pierce men’s soccer, please visit the team’s page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)