WIU’s Jupic and IUPUI’s Cortes Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
WIU’s Jupic and IUPUI’s Cortes Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois' Husref Jupic was named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week and IUPUI's Eduardo Cortes earned the league's Defensive Player of the Week accolade for their performances Sept. 30-Oct. 6.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Husref Jupic, Western Illinois
Sr. // MF // Des Moines, Iowa
Jupic claimed his second career honor, and first since 2011, after factoring into all three of Western Illinois' goals in a 3-1 league victory over Eastern Illinois. His four-point performance included the game-tying goal and assists on the game-winner and third goal. Jupic's performance came after missing one match with a dislocated elbow and his goal pushed him into a tie for the league-lead with four on the season.
Also nominated: Chandler Crosswait, Denver; Lance Davis, IUPUI.
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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI
So. // GK // Dallas, Texas
Cortes collected his sixth career award and second of the season after an overtime shutout victory in a 1-0 league triumph over Omaha. He made six saves in the match after returning to the lineup off an injury. In 92 minutes of action, Cortes faced 24 shots to preserve the Jaguars' 1-0 victory, their first of the season. Cortes' six career Defensive Player of the Week awards are second-most in Summit League history, dating back to 2002 when the award was created. His career total also ties for the second-most league Player of the Week awards on record (since 1995).
Also nominated: Taylor Hunter, Denver; 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.
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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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