Men's Soccer Signee Named ESPN RISE National Player Of The Week
March 24, 2011
Paden, Marshall named ESPN RISE Soccer Players of the Week
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State men's soccer signee Glenn Paden was named the ESPN RISE Boys National Soccer Player of the Week for his performance in the opening week of the spring season.
The web site says "this Oregon State signee opened the spring season by scoring the team's first six goals en route to a seven-goal week in three matches. Paden scored all three Shorecrest goals over 26 minutes in a 3-0 win over Snohomish (Snohomish, Wash.). He then tallied the first three goals in a 16-minute window in the team's 6-0 win over Oak Harbor (Oak Harbor, Wash.). He closed the week with a goal during in a 6-1 win over Meadowdale (Lynnwood, Wash.).
Paden was announced on Feb. 7 as one of six student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent to join the Beavers soccer program for the 2011 season by head coach Steve Simmons.
Paden attends Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Wash., where he lettered four years in soccer and three years in football. In soccer, he was a two-time Offensive Most Valuable Player, selected All-League two times and was named Seattle Times Player of the Week three different times. He tallied 27 goals and 14 assists as a junior and had 18 goals and seven assists his sophomore year. Paden played club one year for the Sounders Academy in Seattle, Wash., and one year for the Washington Olympic Development Program.
"Glenn may be one of the most natural goal scorers I've seen this year," Simmons said. "His play with the U-18 Sounders Academy team this year has turned the heads of many college coaches across the country. He's strong enough to hold off defenders with his back to goal and is clever enough to be a scoring threat inside and outside of the 18 yard box."
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