MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
August Axtman (King’s / Jr., D / Harrisburg, Pa.) anchored a defense that pitched three shutouts and allowed just 14 shots, five on goal. The junior also scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick in the Monarch’s 2-0 win over Berkeley (N.J.) on Sunday. The Monarchs finished in a 0-0 draw with Scranton to begin the week where Axtman and the defense held them short of their 3.5 goal per game average. Scranton had just three shots after halftime. King’s finished the week with a pair of victories in which they allowed just five total shots and none on goal in a 3-0 win over Juniata and a 2-0 win over Berkeley (N.J).