Sakshaug led the third-ranked Trinity men's soccer team to a pair of road wins against two of the top three teams in the SCAC last weekend, defeating Dallas and Colorado College.
Sakshaug picked up a goal and an assist in Friday's overtime win at Dallas, and was Trinity's top offensive threat all weekend long. Sakshaug knocked in Trinity's second goal of the day against Dallas, putting the Tigers up 2-0 in the first half. After Dallas rallied to tie the game and force overtime, Sakshaug delivered the assist on the game-winning goal.
This season, Sakshaug has scored six goals and three assists for the Tigers.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior forward Thomas Quick of Austin College scored both of the team's goals in a 2-0 victory at Southwestern, and adding a goal in a narrow loss at Texas Lutheran. Senior midfielder Joel Frykholm of Colorado College scored his second game-winning goal of the season on Friday night against Schreiner. Sophomore forward Hunter Haugland of the University of Dallas netted a pair of goals and added an assist for 5 points to lift the Crusaders to a 4-1 win over Schreiner University.
| SCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Players-of-the-Week |
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| Week 1 | Jacob Hallenberger, Trinity University |
| Week 2 | Joel Frykholm, Colorado College |
| Week 3 | Chima Ogueri, University of Dallas |
| Week 4 | Austin Michaelis, Trinity University |
| Week 5 | Jacob Hallenberger, Trinity University |
| Week 6 | Christian Sakshaug, Trinity University David Ching, Texas Lutheran University |
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