Cuevas scored a hat trick in his first-ever intercollegiate competition, leading Finlandia to a 3-0 win over MacMurray College (Ill.) on Aug. 31. Against Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) on Sept. 1, he scored a goal on a penalty kick, giving him the first four Finlandia goals of the 2013 season.
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Matt Cheaney, Sophomore, Defender, Oak Creek, Wis. (Milwaukee Thomas More)
UW-Superior, Ben Royce, Senior, Forward, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)