ELON,
N.C. – Elon men’s soccer senior midfielder Gabe
Latigue was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week, the
publication announced on Monday. Latigue helped the Phoenix win its second consecutive
Southern Conference Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday and was named the
tournament’s most outstanding player.
Latigue scored the game-winner in the championship
match versus Wofford with a goal in the 75th minute to give the
Phoenix a 2-1 win over the Terriers. The Apex, N.C., native has scored a goal
in four of the past six matches in the SoCon tournament and was named to the
all-tournament team.
This is Latigue’s first weekly honor from Top Drawer
Soccer as he has scored five goals with six assists this season. Last week,
Latigue earned All-SoCon second-team accolades for his performance on the pitch
this year.
Elon clinched the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA
tournament and won both the SoCon regular-season title and tournament
championship for the first time in the program’s history.
The team will find out later Monday its opponent in
the NCAA tournament. The live selection show will begin at 5:30 p.m. from NCAA.com.