Bethel, Cloutier Net Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
Bethel, Cloutier Net Men's Soccer Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oakland's Kyle Bethel and Fort Wayne's Brandon Cloutier earned The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors for men's soccer. The tandem earned recognition for their performances from Oct. 8-14.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kyle Bethel, Oakland
Sr. // F // Howell, N.J.
Bethel earned his second-straight award after scoring two goals in the 3-1 win over Kansas City to help Oakland remain undefeated in league play. The senior scored the first goal of the match in the sixth minute after finishing on a pass from Derek Nowak. In the 53rd minute, Bethel added the insurance goal, his sixth of the year, as Matt Dudley and John DeLeon were credited with assists. He also added a shot in the 1-0 loss at Michigan earlier in the week. Bethel had two goals for four points with seven shots and three on goal for the week. He also leads the nation with 10 assists on the year.
Also nominated: Nate Shipman, Fort Wayne; Jordan Rideout, Kansas City; Logan Mendez, Omaha; Nathan Bruinsma, Western Illinois.
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; 10/1 – Matt Dudley, Oakland; 10/8 – Kyle Bethel, Oakland.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne
So. // GK // St. John, Ind.
Cloutier recorded his second career honor after helping Fort Wayne to its first win of the season with a shutout over third-place Omaha. The sophomore made three stops in the 1-0 win and collected seven saves in a loss at Northern Kentucky on Tuesday. For the week, Cloutier made 10 saves with a 1.00 GAA and .833 save percentage.
Also nominated: Michael Sass, IUPUI; Michael Oakley, Kansas City; Jeff Cheslik, Oakland; Charlie Bales, Western Illinois.
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; 10/1 – Matt Grosey, Omaha; 10/8 – John Timm, Oakland.
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