For the second time this season, Wayland Baptist goalkeeper John-Ramses Thomas has been named Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week for men's soccer.
A 6-foot-1 senior from Plymouth, Tobago, Thomas recorded a shutout when the Pioneers defeated Southwestern Assemblies of God University on Friday, 5-0. Thomas, who was credited with two saves, now has four shutouts on the season.
The 2013 SAC Defensive Player of the Year and 2011 SAC Goalkeeper of the Year ranks 10th in the NAIA this season in goals against per game (0.660).
The SAC Offensive Player of the Week is Ruy Vaz of Oklahoma City University. The senior forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil, scored a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over St. Gregory's.
The Pioneers (8-4 overall, 2-2 SAC) next play St. Gregory's in Shawnee, Okla., on Wednesday in a doubleheader with the WBU women (3-7-1, 3-1-0) starting at 1 p.m. Those matches were delayed from Tuesday due to heavy rain and wet fields. The Wayland teams next play at home against John Brown University in a doubleheader starting at noon Saturday.