Centenary's Cox, UMKC's Cooper Named Summit League Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. - Centenary forward Heath Cox and UMKC goalkeeper
Ken Cooper were named as The Summit League's Men's Soccer Players
of the Week for their performances during the week of Sept.
7-12.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Heath Cox, Centenary
F, Sr., Lubbock, Texas/Queens College
Cox earned his first career honor after scoring three of
Centenary's four goals during the week in two of the team's three
matches. After notching a goal in a match against Central Arkansas,
Cox successfully converted both shots on goal in a two-goal
performance at Belmont. In all, Cox scored goals on three of his
four shots on goal during his two matches.
Also nominated: Max Touloute, IPFW; Jeff Keyler, IUPUI;
Jimmy Simon, UMKC; Sean Magee, Oakland; Hesref Jupic, Western
Illinois.
Previous Winner: Sept. 7 - Jarrett Hamilton, Oral
Roberts.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ken Cooper, UMKC
GK, Sr., St. Louis, Mo./Oakville
Cooper collected his third career accolade after yielding
one goal in 110 minutes during a tie at Loyola (Chicago). In the
match against the Ramblers, Cooper made four saves and recorded a
0.82 goals against average while playing every minute of the
double-overtime draw.
Also nominated: Donovan Dowling, IPFW; Alex Mannen, IUPUI;
John Timm, Oakland; Oskar Gasecki, Western Illinois.
Previous Winner: Sept. 7 - Mitch Hildebrandt,
Oakland.
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