ORU’s Salkicic, WIU’s Alvarez and Dietrich Claim #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
ORU’s Salkicic, WIU’s Alvarez and Dietrich Claim #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Tarik Salkicic and Western Illinois' Mario Alvarez received Summit League's men's soccer Offensive Players of the Week while WIU goalkeeper Yves Dietrich was named Defensive Player of the Week following their performances Oct. 13-19.
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Tarik Salkicic, Oral Roberts
Jr. // M // Pinellas Park, Fla.
Salkicic garnered his first career Player of the Week award after scoring the game-winning goal in Oral Roberts Summit League victory over IUPUI. He knotted the decisive marker in the 73rd minute of the 2-1 win. The victory was the first for the Golden Eagles in league play this season and snapped their four-match winless streak.
Mario Alvarez, Western Illinois
Sr. // M // Aurora, Ill.
Alvarez claimed his third career award and second this season after netting the game-winning goal in Western Illinois' 1-0 league victory over Eastern Illinois. His goal in the 51st minute of the 1-0 triumph extended the Fighting Leathernecks win streak to six. Alvarez also had a season-high five shots, including three on goal, in the contest.
Also nominated: Reagan Dunk, Denver; Cristian Soto, IUPUI
Previous recipients: 9/2 – Eric Kronenberg, Denver; 9/8 – Mark Moulton, Omaha; 9/15 – Jacob Bevan, Western Illinois; 9/22 – Mario Alvarez, Western Illinois; 9/29 – Austin West, Fort Wayne; 10/6 – Charlie Bales, Western Illinois; 10/13 – Corey Tom, Fort Wayne / Charlie Bales, Western Illinois
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois
Sr. // GK // Floeha, Germany
Dietrich collected his third consecutive honor and fourth of his career after a shutout in Western Illinois' Summit League win over Eastern Illinois. In the process, Dietrich extended the NCAA's longest active shutout streak to six games (540:00 minutes) with a three-save performance. He has a league-high three Player of the Week awards this season and is only the second player on record (since 1995) to win the award three straight weeks.
Also nominated: Taylor Hunter, Denver; Lance Davis, IUPUI
Previous recipients: 9/2 - Ben LaCourse, Oral Roberts; 9/8 – Nick Miller, Omaha; 9/15 – Felipe da Silva, Omaha; 9/22 – Jake Christensen, Omaha; 9/29 – Raphael Kotzock, Fort Wayne; 10/6 – Joseph Ghitis, Omaha / Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois; 10/13 – Raphael Kotzock, Fort Wayne, Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois
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 nine institutions, including four 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), Oral Roberts University, 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 along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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