Rideout and DeLeon Collect Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
Rideout and DeLeon Collect Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Kansas City's Jordan Rideout and Oakland's John DeLeon 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. 22-28.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jordan Rideout, Kansas City
So. // F // Southport, England
Rideout gained his first career honor after scoring both goals in Kansas City's key double-overtime league victory over IUPUI. He scored his initial goal on a header in the 83rd minute. With less than two minutes remaining in the second overtime, Rideout found the back of the net for the golden goal. His efforts kept the Kangaroos in a first-place tie and guaranteed no worse than the number two seed in The Summit League Championship.
Also nominated: Jake Plant, Eastern Illinois; Kyle Ackerman, Fort Wayne; Ian Block, IUPUI; Johnny Dreshaj, Oakland; 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; 10/15 – Kyle Bethel, Oakland; 10/22 – Ryan Robinson, IUPUI.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John DeLeon, Oakland
So. // D // Novi, Mich.
DeLeon earned his second career honor and first of the season after scoring the game-winning goal and leading the defensive effort for a 10-man Oakland squad that rallied for a key overtime league victory at Omaha. Playing a man short for the game's final 22 minutes, DeLeon's efforts helped limit the Mavericks to just three shots on goal during the entire match. After Oakland rallied to send the game into overtime, DeLeon scored the golden goal at 91:59, his first of the year, to keep his team atop the league standings.
Also nominated: Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne; Jess Clark, IUPUI; Michael Oakley, Kansas City; Hilary Esangbedo, 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; 10/15 – Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne; 10/22 – 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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