POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 14, 2016) — The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced its Players of the Week for the week ending in Sept. 11 on Tuesday, and Vassar College men's soccer players Tyler Gilmore and Mattie Mrlik landed spots on the exclusive list.

For Division III North, Gilmore was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Week, while Mrlik was pegged the Rookie of the Week.  Gilmore is the first student-athlete in program history to earn the honor, while Mrlik is the second. The last Brewer to earn the ECAC Rookie of the Week accolade was Alex Gonzales in 2014.

Gilmore had a career outing against Manhattanville, scoring the equalizer and last-second game-winner in Vassar's 2-1 win (Sept. 6). The Valiants went ahead 1-0 in the 59th minute but Gilmore came through in crunch time. In the 84th minute, Hayden Van Brewer bent a cross from the right to Gilmore, who headed in a goal from close range to level the match at 1-all. Then, with 19 seconds remaining, Gilmore capitalized on a Van Brewer corner kick, slotting the game-winner into the right corner with a header. Gilmore also bolstered a Brewer defense that posted two shutouts in Vassar's 3-0 week.

Mrlik recorded six points in Vassar's 3-0 week. In a 2-0 shutout over William Paterson (Sept. 10), the freshman assisted on the game-winner, which was scored by Mitch Davis, before finding the back of the net himself, thanks to a help from Hayden Van Brewer. On the latter goal, Van Brewer lofted a pass into the box for Mrlik to tap it in from the six. In a 7-0 win over Elms, Mrlik assisted on the first goal of the second half before scoring one of his own in the 71st minute. After his performance during the inaugural Vassar College Classic, Mrlik was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

The full ECAC release can be found here.