UMKC's Sosa, IUPUI's Mannen Named Summit League Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. - UMKC forward John Bayron Sosa and IUPUI
goalkeeper Alex Mannen were named The Summit League's Men's Soccer
Players of the Week for their performances during the week of Oct.
18-24.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John Bayron Sosa
MF, Sr., St. Cloud, Fla./Gateway
Sosa collects his second award of the season and his third
career honor after scoring a hat trick in the Kangaroos' 4-1
victory over IPFW. His three-goal performance is tops in The Summit
League this season and marks the eighth hat trick in UMKC history.
With his three goals and six points, Sosa overtook the team lead in
points and pulled into a tie for goals scored this season.
Also nominated: Danny Ly, IPFW; Brock Brungard, IUPUI;
Mariano Leo, Western Illinois.
Previous Winners: Sept. 7 - Jarrett Hamilton, Oral Roberts;
Sept. 13 - Heath Cox, Centenary; Sept. 20 - John Bayron Sosa, UMKC;
Sept. 27 - Jimmy Simon, UMKC; Oct. 4 - David Sarabia, UMKC; Oct. 11
- Jonathan Sandoval, Western Illinois; Oct. 18 - Jeff Keyler,
IUPUI.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Mannen
GK, So., Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton
Mannen garners his first career accolade after recording a
pair of shutouts during the week, blanking No. 7 Butler and
Centenary. For the week, Mannen made 10 saves and held Butler, the
nation's third-ranked scoring team and last Division I
undefeated/untied squad, scoreless over 110 minutes. With his
blanking of Centenary, Mannen extended his active shutout streak to
208:08 consecutive minutes.
Also nominated: Ken Cooper, UMKC; Mitch Hildebrandt,
Oakland; Andy Ryan, Western Illinois.
Previous Winners: Sept. 7 - Mitch Hildebrandt, Oakland;
Sept. 13 - Ken Cooper, UMKC; Sept. 20 - Tyler Keever, IUPUI; Sept.
27 - Mitch Hildebrandt, Oakland; Oct. 4 - Galen Cassady, IUPUI;
Oct. 11 - Andrew Techanchuk, Oral Roberts; Oct. 18 - Daniel
Premenko, Oral Roberts.
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