IPFW's Touloute, OU's DeLeon Earn Final Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Max Touloute and Oakland's John DeLeon were named Summit League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for their performances Oct. 31-Nov. 6. The selections mark the final weekly awards of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Max Touloute, IPFW
Sr., F
Les Cayes, Haiti/Concordia
Touloutte collected his fourth career award, all this season, after scoring a goal and recording an assist in a victory that catapulted IPFW into the league tournament. In the final regular season match of the season against Eastern Illinois, Touloute scored the first goal and with a postseason berth on the line, assisted on the game-winner in the 87th minute to lift the Mastodons to a 2-1 win. Touloute now owns The Summit League record with four weekly offensive awards and his 2011 total of four ties him for the highest overall season total on record (back to 1995). His 33 points this season are the most by a Summit League player since 1996.
Also nominated: John Timm, Oakland; Trevor Laffon, Oral Roberts.
Previous 2011 recipients: Aug. 29 - Max Touloute, IPFW; Sept. 5 - Perez Agaba, IUPUI; Sept. 12 - Max Touloute, IPFW; Sept. 19 - Jeff Cheslik, Oakland; Sept. 26 - Aaron Birk, Oral Roberts/David Sarabia, UMKC; Oct. 3 - Max Touloute, IPFW; Oct. 10 - Jason Mills, IPFW; Oct. 17 - Andrew Barrett, Oakland; Oct. 24 - Sam Fuller, IUPUI; Oct. 31 - Husref Jupic, Western Illinois.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John DeLeon, Oakland
Fr., D
Novi, Mich. (Novi)
DeLeon earned his first career award after a strong defensive performance in a shutout victory that lifted Oakland into the league tournament. In the 2-0 victory over IUPUI, DeLeon played all 90 minutes and cleared a ball off the line for a save, keeping the game even at 0-0. The shuout was Oakland's third in Summit League play and clinched a postseason berth.
Also nominated: Brandon Cloutier, IPFW; Nick Petolick, Oral Roberts.
Previous 2011 recipients: Aug. 29 - Ryan Bristol, IPFW; Sept. 5 - Andy Ryan, Western Illinois; Sept. 12 - Brandon Cloutier, IPFW; Sept. 19 - Konner McNamara, Oakland/Andy Ryan, Western Illinois; Sept. 26 - Tyler Keever, IUPUI; Oct. 3 - Andy Ryan, Western Illinois; Oct. 10 - Tyler Keever, IUPUI; Oct.17 - Mitch Hildebrandt, Oakland; Oct. 24 - Andy Ryan, Western Illinois; Oct. 31 - John Timm, Oakland.
