This issue’s Player of the Week is sophomore soccer player Oscar Brown. In the Camels’ past three games, Brown has a goal and an assist, involving him in all of Conn’s goals over that span. All season, Brown has provided a force for the Camels on the outside of the midfield, and he leads the team with eight assists. Recently, men’s soccer captured their first winning season since 2000, and the Camels took on Wesleyan on Sunday in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament.
VOICE: You lead the team in assists and are second in points. What has made you so successful creating scoring opportunities this season?
BROWN: Well I owe it to my teammates. We all work really hard out there and we also know and understand how each of us play so that makes it easy finding them on the field and the other way around to create those good opportunities.
VOICE: How has the coaching change this season affected your play?
BROWN: My game hasn’t really changed dramatically ever since Coach Murphy came. I guess the one big thing is my defensive role on the team and how important it is for all of us to play on both sides, offense and defense.
VOICE: Why has the team improved so much since last year?
BROWN: We are a much more organized team than we were last year. We all understand our roles on the field and what has to be done to get the win.
VOICE: What does it mean to you, and to the team, that you guys will finish the season with your best record in years?
BROWN: Well it obviously makes us really proud to know that we’ve accomplished something that no other Conn College soccer team has done in a while. And it also makes us look forward to the future because we know that this team can only go up from here.
VOICE: What are your expectations for the NESCAC Tournament?
BROWN: We’re going in wanting to win the whole tournament. We know it’s not going to be an easy task, but we are a very confident team and know that we are capable of beating any team in the league.
VOICE: Other than soccer, what are your main interests in and out of the classroom?
BROWN: Besides soccer I just like to spend my time hanging out with friends, whether its playing some Fifa, going to the gym or playing some basketball, going to the movies or anything else.
