IUPUI Sweeps Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards
IUPUI Sweeps Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Ryan Robinson and Eduardo Cortes earned The Summit League's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors for men's soccer. The duo earned recognition for their performances from Oct. 15-21.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Robinson, IUPUI
Sr. // F // St. Joseph, Mich.
Robinson gained his first career honor after scoring a pair of goals in IUPUI's Summit League victory over Western Illinois. He netted his first goal in the 41st minute before adding another on a breakaway in the 79th minute. Robinson collected his first career multi-goal game after having entered the match with just three goals in 48 career games.
Also nominated: Austin West, Fort Wayne; Jordan Rideout, Kansas City; Kyle Bethel, Oakland; Tom Adams, 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; 10/1 – Matt Dudley, Oakland; 10/8 – Kyle Bethel, Oakland; 10/15 – Kyle Bethel, Oakland.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI
Fr. // GK // Dallas, Texas
Cortes garnered his league-leading fourth honor of the season after notching a shutout victory. In IUPUI's Summit League win over Western Illinois, Cortes recorded nine saves. The shutout extended his personal streak to 186 straight minutes without allowing a goal.
Also nominated: Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne; Connor Sparrow, Kansas City; John Timm, 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; 10/1 – Matt Grosey, Omaha; 10/8 – John Timm, Oakland; 10/15 – Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne.
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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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