IUPUI Sweeps Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors
IUPUI Sweeps Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Kyle Hyland and Eduardo Cortes 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. 17-23.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kyle Hyland, IUPUI
Sr. // MF // Bay Village, Ohio
Hyland received his second award of the season after accounting for all three Jaguar goals during the week, including a pair of game-winners. Against Valparaiso, Hyland had four shots and scored the game's lone goal in a 1-0 triumph. In The Summit League opener vs. Eastern Illinois, he scored both goals and totaled a career-high 10 shots while recording his second career multi-goal game in a 2-1 win. Hyland leads The Summit League with eight goals, marking the highest season total by an IUPUI player since 2007.
Also nominated: Tayron Martin, Eastern Illinois; Corey Tom, Fort Wayne; Jordan Rideout, Kansas City; Miche'Le Lipari, 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 – Gionvanni Giattino, Omaha.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI
Fr. // GK // Dallas, Texas
Cortes collects his third award of the year after recording a 0.50 goals against average in a pair of victories during the week. In a non-league match against Valparaiso, he made eight saves to preserve a 1-0 win for his third career shutout. Cortes notched the win in the Jaguars' 2-1 Summit League victory over Eastern Illinois. He currently leads The Summit League with 60 saves.
Also nominated: Brandon Cloutier, Fort Wayne; Connor Sparrow, Kansas City; Johnny Dreshaj, Oakland; Felipe da Silva, Omaha; 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.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
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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