DU’s Bolden, UNO’s da Silva Earn Final Weekly Awards
DU’s Bolden, UNO’s da Silva Earn Final Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's Zach Bolden earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Week and Omaha's Felipe da Silva received the Defensive Player of the Week accolade following their performances Nov. 4-10. The honors mark the final weekly awards of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Zach Bolden, Denver
Sr. // MF // Denver, Colo.
Bolden garnered his second award of the season after factoring into each of Denver's two goals in a 2-1 league victory over Western Illinois. After assisting on the Pioneers initial goal in the 31st minute, Bolden tallied a marker himself three minutes later. Bolden accounted for half of DU's shots in the match and factored into at least one goal in the sixth consecutive contest. He currently leads The Summit League in all four major offensive categories.
Also nominated: Patrick Henry, IUPUI; Christian Garcia, Omaha.
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; 10/28 – Mario Alvarez, Western Illinois; 11/4 – Christian Garcia, Omaha.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Felipe da Silva, Omaha
Jr. // D // Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
da Silva collected his second award of the season after registering an assist while playing all 90 minutes in the Mavericks' shutout league victory. He played an integral role in a defense that did not allow a shot on goal and yielded just five total shots in the game while recording the team's second consecutive shutout and fourth of the season.
Also nominated: Theodor Remman, Denver; Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; Jerson Carrasco, 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; 10/28 – Oliver Brown, Denver; 11/4 – Oliver Brown, Denver.
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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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