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Jordan Miller Named Patriot League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
9/13/2021 1:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Jordan Miller is one of the hottest goal-scorers around, and on Monday the Bucknell sophomore striker earned his first career Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week award.
Miller scored three goals in a 48-hour span to lift the Bison to two victories over the weekend, and he now has four goals in his last three games. Those happen to be the first four collegiate goals for Miller, who came to Bucknell as a defender but has been making the most of his move to forward. He now leads the Patriot League in goals this season.
Miller typically enters in the first half as a substitute, and he has provided an immediate game-changing spark in recent games. His first career goal gave Bucknell a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute at Saint Peter's on Sept. 4, and on Friday at Mount St. Mary's he scored the opening tally in the 24th minute. The Mountaineers tied the game shortly after, but Miller broke the deadlock with his second of the night with about eight minutes left in regulation to send the Bison to a 2-1 win.
On Sunday, Miller once again scored the first goal of the match, a 32nd-minute tally off a feed from Patrick O'Hara. Bucknell went on to win 2-1 when Eddie Perez-Pelaez headed home a corner kick with five minutes remaining.
Miller is the first Bison to score a goal in three straight games since Matt Thorsheim in 2019 against Saint Francis (Pa.), Colgate and George Mason. The last Bucknell player to score in four straight was Jesse Klug in 2015.
The Bison will look to build on their two-game winning streak on Wednesday when they visit Saint Francis at 4 p.m. That will serve as a final tune-up for Patriot League play which starts Saturday evening at Lafayette.
Miller scored three goals in a 48-hour span to lift the Bison to two victories over the weekend, and he now has four goals in his last three games. Those happen to be the first four collegiate goals for Miller, who came to Bucknell as a defender but has been making the most of his move to forward. He now leads the Patriot League in goals this season.
Miller typically enters in the first half as a substitute, and he has provided an immediate game-changing spark in recent games. His first career goal gave Bucknell a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute at Saint Peter's on Sept. 4, and on Friday at Mount St. Mary's he scored the opening tally in the 24th minute. The Mountaineers tied the game shortly after, but Miller broke the deadlock with his second of the night with about eight minutes left in regulation to send the Bison to a 2-1 win.
On Sunday, Miller once again scored the first goal of the match, a 32nd-minute tally off a feed from Patrick O'Hara. Bucknell went on to win 2-1 when Eddie Perez-Pelaez headed home a corner kick with five minutes remaining.
Miller is the first Bison to score a goal in three straight games since Matt Thorsheim in 2019 against Saint Francis (Pa.), Colgate and George Mason. The last Bucknell player to score in four straight was Jesse Klug in 2015.
The Bison will look to build on their two-game winning streak on Wednesday when they visit Saint Francis at 4 p.m. That will serve as a final tune-up for Patriot League play which starts Saturday evening at Lafayette.
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