UNO’s Garcia, DU’s Brown Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
UNO’s Garcia, DU’s Brown Earn Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Christian Garcia earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Week and Denver's Oliver Brown collected his third consecutive Defensive Player of the Week accolade following their performances Oct. 28-Nov. 3.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Christian Garcia, Omaha
Fr. // F // El Paso, Texas
Garcia received his first career award after having a hand in all three of Omaha's goals in a 3-0 league victory over Eastern Illinois. His five-point performance and four shots on goal equaled school records while his 10 shot attempts set a new school mark. Garcia scored his first goal in the 26th minute, assisted on the Mavericks' second goal in the 53rd minute and struck for his second marker of the match in the 84th minute.
Also nominated: Zach Bolden, Denver; Drew Edmond, Western Illinois.
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.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Oliver Brown, Denver
Jr. // GK // Louisville, Ky.
Brown garnered his third consecutive weekly accolade, the most on record (since 1995), after setting Denver's Division I school record by recording his fifth-straight shutout. In a battle for first place, Brown made three saves to preserve a 2-0 victory and clinch The Summit League regular season title for the Pioneers. Brown has not allowed a goal in league play and extended his school-record 498-minute scoreless streak. He has keyed DU's Division I school record 11-match unbeaten streak, including a current five-game win streak.
Also nominated: Matt Grosey, Omaha; 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; 10/28 – 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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