ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Oneonta men's soccer senior Sam Rogers (Broadalbin, N.Y./Broadalbin-Perth) was named the SUNYAC Men's Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week for October 27-November 2, announced by the conference on Monday afternoon. Rogers was pivotal for Oneonta in the first round of the SUNYAC tournament as he scored a hat trick in their 3-0 road win against New Paltz to advance to the SUNYAC semifinals.  

He found the back of the net early in the match and recorded a brace before the 22nd minute. His first score happened in the 16th minute when senior Zach Rabadi's (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) sent a free kick to freshman Noah Hechler (Somers, NY/Somers) and Hechler headed it to Rogers, then, six minutes later, senior Joe Holder (Greenwood Lake, N.Y./Warwick) forced a turnover deep in the Hawks territory and centered it to Rogers for the goal. 

Rogers earned the hat trick in the 60th minute after he received a centering pass from senior Luigi Prosperi (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook). He is currently tied for second on the team, with Holder, in goals (6) and points (15). In the SUNYAC, Rogers and Holder are tied for sixth in points and tied for seventh in goals.  

Oneonta (11-4-3) is on the road for their conference semifinal matchup with Cortland (12-1-4) on Wednesday, November 5, at 1 pm.