WIU’s Alvarez, DU’s Brown Claim Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
WIU’s Alvarez, DU’s Brown Claim Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Mario Alvarez was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week and Denver's Oliver Brown received the league's Defensive Player of the Week accolade for their performances Oct. 21-27.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mario Alvarez
Jr. // MF // Aurora, Ill.
Alvarez garnered his first career award after tallying a goal and an assist in Western Illinois' 3-0 victory over Fort Wayne. The goal was Alvarez's first this season while his assist was his fourth of the year, tying him for third-most in The Summit League. The Leathernecks' victory was their second in league play and moved them into fourth-place in the standings where they currently hold the final tournament position with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Also nominated: Reid Hukari, Denver; Corey Tom, Fort Wayne; Edgardo Mira, Oral Roberts.
Previous recipients: 9/3 – Diego Lopez, Western Illinois; 9/9 – Vance Rookwood, Omaha; 9/16 – Chava Garcia, Omaha; 9/23 – Garet Christianson, Eastern Illinois; 9/30 – Edgardo Mira, Oral Roberts; 10/7 – Husref Jupic, Western Illinois; 10/14 – Marco Hernandez, Oral Roberts; 10/21 – Zach Bolden, Denver.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Oliver Brown, Denver
Jr. // GK // Louisville, Ky.
Brown earned his second consecutive weekly accolade after recording his sixth shutout of the season, a 2-0 blanking of Eastern Illinois, The Summit League's second-highest scoring team. Brown set a new school Division I record for consecutive scoreless minutes (408) and equaled the school's Division I record for consecutive shutouts (four). With the win, DU became the first team to clinch a berth in The Summit League Tournament.
Also nominated: Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; Wayne Farmer, Oral Roberts; Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois.
Previous recipients: 9/3 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; 9/9 – Matt Grosey, Omaha; 9/16 – Theodor Remman, Denver; 9/23 – Theodor Remman, Denver; 9/30 – Ben LaCourse, Oral Roberts/Felipe da Silva, Omaha; 10/7 – Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; 10/14 – Isaac Sandoval, Oral Roberts; 10/21 – Oliver Brown, Denver.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at eight institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State 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 eight NCAA Champions, 62 All-Americans and 50 Academic All-America selections.
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