Oakland's Nowak, Givens Sweep Weekly Awards

Oakland's Nowak, Givens Sweep Weekly Awards

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OFFENSIVE

Piotr Nowak, Oakland

Jr., MF, Shelby Township, Mich./Eisenhower HS

Nowak earns Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading the Golden Grizzlies to a 2-0 record last week and at least a share of The Summit League regular-season championship. In a 3-2 win over Wisconsin, he scored the game's first goal and assisted on the game-winning goal. In a battle for first place in the league, Nowak tallied a goal and an assist against IUPUI as Oakland cruised to a 4-0 victory. For the week, he averaged 3.0 points per game.

Also nominated: Kyle Perkins, UMKC; Miguel Peralta, Oral Roberts; Nebojsa Opacic, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Oct. 22 - Vangel Nacovski, IUPUI; Oct. 15 - Michael Reyes, Oakland; Oct. 8 - Louie Leger, IUPUI; Oct. 1 - Sebastian Harris, Oakland; Sept. 24 - Garret Guthrie, UMKC; Sept. 17 - Aaron Volanski, Centenary; Sept. 10 - Garret Guthrie, UMKC; Sept. 4 - Luke Greenwell, Western Illinois.

DEFENSIVE

Stew Givens, Oakland

So., D, Troy, Mich./Troy HS

Givens claims Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading Oakland to its sixth regular season title in nine seasons with a 4-0 win over IUPUI Saturday. Givens was instrumental in shutting down the Jaguars' attack, limiting them to a season-low two shots in the match. He also created offensive attacks for the Golden Grizzlies from the back that pushed forward and kept IUPUI pinned in its end for most of the game. Against the Badgers, Givens helped OU keep Wisconsin off the scoreboard for 50:06, while the Grizzlies built a 3-1 lead.

Also nominated: Stephen Paterson, Western Illinois.

Previous winners: Oct. 22 - Mo Assi, Centenary; Oct. 15 - Andrew Techanchuk; Oct. 8 - Michael Knitter, IPFW; Oct. 1 - Steve Clark, Oakland; Sept. 24 - Tommy Apitz, Oral Roberts; Sept. 17 - Dan Heidari, IUPUI; Sept. 10 - Stephen Paterson, Western Illinois; Sept. 4 - Brandon Amaya, UMKC.