AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Georgia Southwestern men's soccer play Jack Malleret was named men's soccer Peach Belt Conference player of the week, announced by the league Wednesday. 

A freshman from Burlington, Ontario; Malleret scored the first goal for the Hurricanes on Monday evening and drew a decisive penalty kick in the 41st minute of a 2-1 season-opening win over Clayton State. Malleret took a pass from J.P. Merlet early in the 18th minute, cut inside to beat a Clayton State defender and punched a shot off the left post that bounce in for the first goal of the season.

The win was GSW's first in the Peach Belt since 2017 and the first under second-year head coach Eric Crawford. It was only the third win (3-12) against Clayton State in the history of the program. Malleret becomes the second Hurricane to be named the PBC Player of the Week, the first since Kacey Barnard in October of 2010.