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Marco Afonso

Received Academic All-WAC honors.
Earned WAC Offensive Player of the Week on September 20th.
Selected to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on September 22nd after scoring two goals, including the golden goal winner against Cal Poly.
Played in 18 games, while starting 16.
Scored four goals and recorded two assists for 10 points on the season.
Played a total of 1256 minutes.

Tied for the team lead in points (nine) and tied for second in goals scored (three).
Two of his three goals were game-winners (California Baptist on Sep. 30, WAC Tournament Championship vs. San Jose State on Nov. 11).
One of three players (Josh Drack, Sam Gardner) to start all 21 matches.
Recorded an assist on the first goal of the season against No. 12 Wisconsin in the home opener on Aug. 24.
Scored his first goal of the season in a 2-0 win against California Baptist on Sep. 30.
Scored his second goal of the year against UNLV to help GCU finish the regular season on a three-game winning streak.
Scored the game's only goal in a WAC Tournament semifinal win over No. 13 Air Force to send GCU to the championship.
Assisted Alex Radilla on the game's only goal in the WAC Tournament Championship against San Jose State to clinch an NCAA tournament berth.

Appeared in 18 of the club's 19 matches, including a stretch of eight consecutive starts in the middle of the season.
His five assists on the year tied for the team lead (Josh Drack). Most assists by a GCU freshman since Kyle Ciliento also had five in 2009.
Scored first collegiate goal against Houston Baptist on Oct. 1.
Logged first assist of collegiate career on Sept. 2 at Wisconsin, finding Niki Jackson.