WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – After a pair of game-winning goals to help the Lycoming College men's soccer team take over first place in the MAC Freedom, senior defender Joey Francis (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) has earned his first career MAC Offensive Player of the Week honors, the conference office in Annville, Pa., announced on Monday, Oct. 10.
 
Francis scored in the 55th minute in a scrum off corner kick to counter Wilkes, which had tied the game three minutes prior, as Lycoming posted a 2-1 win Wednesday. He then added a goal in 39th minute to put Warriors up 2-0 against Arcadia on a header off a corner kick in an eventual 2-1 win.
 
The two goals this week was double his previous career total (1).
 
The Warriors (7-2-4 overall), ranked sixth in the Region IV rankings, moved into first place alone with the two wins, two points ahead of third-ranked Stevens (9-0-2 overall, 2-0-1 MAC Freedom), who has seven points.
 
Francis is Lycoming's second MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week of the season, joining sophomore Owen Magee (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove Area), who earned the award on Sept. 5.
 
The Warriors return to the field on Tuesday, Oct. 11, when they face regionally-ranked Misericordia University (7-1-4 overall, 2-0 MAC Freedom) in conference action at 7 p.m. in Dallas, Pa.