Saif Zureikat

Saif Zureikat

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/26/2011
  • Sport
    Men's Soccer
  • School
    Hunter College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Forward
  • Hometown
    Amman, Jordan
  • High School
    Benjamin Cardozo HS

The CUNY Athletic Conference announced today that Hunter College men's soccer player Saif Zureeikat has been named CUNYAC/Applebee's Men's Soccer Player of the Week. In the 56th minute against CCNY Zureikat threaded a corner kick through the Beavers defense, creating an opportunity for freshman Erick Estrada to head in the game-winning goal. But Zureikat saved his best performance of the week for Medgar Evers as he scored three consecutive goals to break a 1-1 tie and help post the Hawks to a 2-0 CUNYAC record with their 5-2 victory over the Cougars. Zureikat's first goal came just seconds after the break as he put back his own rebound for the game-winner. In the 71st minute he placed his second goal into the bottom left corner of the net, and less than five minutes later he took a feed from Jack Haanraadts and drilled it home to put the game out of reach. Hunter (3-4-1, 2-0 CUNYAC) will be back in action tonight as they face NYU in a non-conference matchup at 7:00pm.