Oakland's Dudley, Omaha's Grosey Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors
Oakland's Dudley, Omaha's Grosey Earn Weekly Men's Soccer Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Matt Dudley and Omaha's Matt Grosey were named as Summit League Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for men's soccer. The duo earned recognition for their performances from Sept. 24-30.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matt Dudley, Oakland
Fr. // F // Preston, England
Dudley received his first career award after scoring a pair of goals, including a game-winner, in two Oakland victories during the week. In a double-overtime victory over Duquesne, Dudley notched the winning tally in the 105th minute. The goal marked the first of his college career. Against defending league champion Western Illinois, he scored the first goal of the match off a header pass in the 30th minute to set the tone for the Golden Grizzlies' victory.
Also nominated: Ashley Reece, Kansas City; Giovanni Giattino, Omaha; Cody Lofgren, Oral Roberts.
Previous winners: 8/27 - Miche'Le Lipari, Oakland / Kyle Hyland, IUPUI; 9/4 – Austin Gochneaur, Western Illinois; 9/10 – Devin Diego, Omaha; 9/17 – Giovanni Giattino, Omaha; 9/24 – Kyle Hyland, IUPUI.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matt Grosey, Omaha
Jr. // GK // San Mateo, Calif.
Grosey garnered his first career honor after a shutout victory against Summit League competition. Against IUPUI, he made two saves, including a penalty kick stop against The Summit League's leading scorer (Kyle Hyland) in the game's 73rd minute. Grosey's shutout preserved the first Summit League victory for Omaha.
Also nominated: Michael Sass, IUPUI; Michael Oakley, Kansas City; Lucas Diener, Oakland.
Previous winners: 8/27 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; 9/4 – Scott Messer, Oakland; 9/10 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; 9/17 – Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois; 9/24 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI.
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Entering its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 144,000 at nine universities, four of which are located in top 58 U.S. metro populations (Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Omaha). Member institutions include: Fort Wayne (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), Kansas City (University of Missouri-Kansas City), North Dakota State University, Oakland University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 54 All-Americans, 37 Academic All-America selections and seven NCAA Championships. For more information about the league and its history, visit www.thesummitleague.org to "See The Summit" or follow on Twitter @thesummitleague.
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