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Bucknell’s Holmes, Lapworth Honored by Patriot League
10/24/2022 12:56:00 PM | Men's Soccer
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Two Bucknell men's soccer freshmen were honored by the Patriot League on Monday, as Charlie Holmes was selected as the Rookie of the Week and Freddie Lapworth as the Goalkeeper of the Week.
The Bison turned in two strong performances last week, a hard-fought 2-1 loss at fourth-ranked Syracuse followed by a 1-1 draw with Colgate, which was then the third-place team in the Patriot League.
The Bison were level with the red-hot Orange into the second half, with Holmes and Lapworth playing starring roles. Holmes's first career goal was one for the highlight reel, and it evened the match 12 minutes in after Syracuse had scored just four minutes earlier. Holmes had a great first touch to settle a pass from Eddie Perez-Pelaez, then he deked his defender to create space for a curling shot off the right post and in. The goal came against a Syracuse side that was ranked fifth nationally in team goals-against average at just 0.50 per game.
Meanwhile, Lapworth kept the Bison in the match with big save after big save at the other end of the pitch. He saved a penalty kick in the 75th minute and finished with 12 saves on the night, the most by a Bucknell goalkeeper in more than 17 years. The last Bison netminder to stop at least 12 shots was Adam Edwards, who tallied 14 saves in a 3-0 loss to Towson in a tournament at James Madison on Sept. 4, 2005.
Lapworth added two more saves in Saturday's draw with Colgate, and Holmes nearly had his second goal in as many games but was robbed by the Raiders' keeper early in the match.
The Bison return to action on Saturday against Holy Cross. It will be Senior Day at Emmitt Field, with the match starting at 2 p.m.
The Bison turned in two strong performances last week, a hard-fought 2-1 loss at fourth-ranked Syracuse followed by a 1-1 draw with Colgate, which was then the third-place team in the Patriot League.
The Bison were level with the red-hot Orange into the second half, with Holmes and Lapworth playing starring roles. Holmes's first career goal was one for the highlight reel, and it evened the match 12 minutes in after Syracuse had scored just four minutes earlier. Holmes had a great first touch to settle a pass from Eddie Perez-Pelaez, then he deked his defender to create space for a curling shot off the right post and in. The goal came against a Syracuse side that was ranked fifth nationally in team goals-against average at just 0.50 per game.
Meanwhile, Lapworth kept the Bison in the match with big save after big save at the other end of the pitch. He saved a penalty kick in the 75th minute and finished with 12 saves on the night, the most by a Bucknell goalkeeper in more than 17 years. The last Bison netminder to stop at least 12 shots was Adam Edwards, who tallied 14 saves in a 3-0 loss to Towson in a tournament at James Madison on Sept. 4, 2005.
Lapworth added two more saves in Saturday's draw with Colgate, and Holmes nearly had his second goal in as many games but was robbed by the Raiders' keeper early in the match.
The Bison return to action on Saturday against Holy Cross. It will be Senior Day at Emmitt Field, with the match starting at 2 p.m.
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