IPFW Duo Sweeps Season's Initial Weekly Men's Soccer Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. - IPFW's Max Touloute and Ryan Bristol were named The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for their performances during opening weekend matches Aug. 26-28. Touloute's award is the first offensive weekly honor received by an IPFW player in The Summit League while Bristol is the first Mastodon defender to claim an accolade since 2009.
Offensive Player of the Week
Max Touloute, IPFW
Sr., F
Les Cayes, Haiti
Touloute earned his first career award after scoring three goals and assisting another in a seven-point performance, accounting for each of IPFW's goals in a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee. The hat trick was the first of Touloute's career.
Also nominated: Will Butler, Eastern Illinois; Sam Fuller, IUPUI; Jeff Cheslik, Oakland; John David James, Oral Roberts.
Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Bristol, IPFW
So., GK
Franklin, Tenn.
Bristol recorded 16 saves and allowed just two goals on the week, including one on a penalty kick, against Milwaukee and Bradley. In a victory over Milwaukee, who finished second in the Horizon League's preseason poll, Bristol made a game-high nine saves. Two days later, he followed with a seven-save performance against Bradley, the runner-up in the Missouri Valley's preseason poll, yielding only a penalty kick goal in a 1-0 loss.
Also nominated: Evan Turner, Eastern Illinois; Tyler Keever, IUPUI; Jon Evans, Oakland; Daniel McCarthy, Oral Roberts.
