OU's Catalano, IPFW's Knitter Collect Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week Awards
OFFENSIVE
Tom
Catalano, Oakland
Fr.,
MF, Macomb, Mich./Eisenhower HS
Catalano
was named Offensive Player of the Week after he led the Golden
Grizzlies to their seventh regular season Summit League title on
Saturday, with a 2-1 win over UMKC. The freshman midfielder scored both
goals for Oakland to lead them past the Kangaroos and earn the top
seed in the tournament. His
pair of goals in a single game was a career-best and pushed his
season total to three.
DEFENSIVE
Michael
Knitter, IPFW
Sr.,
GK, Fort Wayne, Ind./Carroll HS
Knitter
earns Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the
Mastodons defeat IUPUI, 1-0, on Friday. The senior goalkeeper notched eight
saves in his fourth shutout of the season. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Knitter
guided IPFW to its first league win of the year. Knitter finishes his career at IPFW
with 241 saves and a 5.13 saves per game average. His 89 goals in 2008 top The Summit
League.
