Omaha’s Giattino and WIU’s Dietrich Net Men’s Soccer Honors
Omaha’s Giattino and WIU’s Dietrich Net Men’s Soccer Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Giovanni Giattino was named Offensive Player of the Week and Western Illinois' Yves Dietrich received Defensive Player of the Week honors as The Summit League announced its weekly men's soccer awards. The duo was recognized for their performances from Sept. 11-16.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Giovanni Giattino, Omaha
Fr. // MF // Santa Cruz, Calif.
Giattino garnered his first career award after accounting for both of Omaha's goals against San Diego State. In the three-point performance, he scored his first collegiate goal and added an assist while totaling four shots, including two on goal. Giattino leads the Mavericks with three assists this season.
Also nominated: Corey Tom, Fort Wayne; Kyle Hyland, IUPUI; Kyle Bethel, Oakland.
Previous winners: 8/27 - Miche'Le Lipari, Oakland / Kyle Hyland, IUPUI; 9/4 – Austin Gochneaur, Western Illinois; 9/10 – Devin Diego, Omaha.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois
So. // GK // Floeha, Germany
Dietrich earned his first career award after being named to the UIC Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team. In the weekend tournament's first match, he shutout Wisconsin for 110 minutes in a scoreless tie. Dietrich made four saves against the Badgers, including a diving stop in overtime that extended the game. Two days later, Dietrich made four saves, yielding just one goal, against Illinois-Chicago. In the tournament, he recorded eight saves and a 0.45 goals against average.
Also nominated: Michael Sass, IUPUI; Connor Sparrow, Kansas City; Lucas Diener, Oakland.
Previous winners: 8/27 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; 9/4 – Scott Messer, Oakland; 9/10 – 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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