Masaki Tsuji and Pedro Lisboa of the 7th ranked Barton Community College men's soccer team have been named the week three KJCCC and NJCAA Division I Players of the Week.
In Barton's lone outing last week, the freshman duo played key roles in a 3-1 neutral-site victory over No. 11 Lewis & Clark Community College at Pratt's Bill Keller Family Sports Complex.
Tsuji continued his strong start to his inaugural season with two second-half goals, the first standing as the eventual game-winner.
Lisboa rose to the occasion in net, recording seven saves and turning away multiple attacks, with the lone blemish coming in the 80th minute. Making just his third appearance of the year, Lisboa secured his first collegiate victory after previously posting a draw against No. 2 Indian Hills and a narrow loss to top-ranked Iowa Western.
Tsuji carried the momentum into this week, striking for the game-winner just 8:30 into Wednesday's 4-0 road victory at Seward County. He later assisted on Barton's third goal, marking his second multi-point effort of the season. He currently ranks second in the KJCCC in both goals and points, while sitting third in assists.
The Cougars' conference-opening win lifted them to 3-1-1 overall as they head into a week's break before returning to action next Wednesday against Garden City Community College. Due to ongoing construction at the Cougar Soccer Complex, the contest will be played at the FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.