WIU’s Bales and Dietrich, UNO’s Ghitis Collect #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
WIU’s Bales and Dietrich, UNO’s Ghitis Collect #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois defender Charlie Bales received The Summit League's men's soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor while goalkeepers Yves Dietrich of WIU and Joseph Ghitis from Omaha were named Defensive Players of the Week following their performances Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Charlie Bales, Western Illinois
Sr. // D // Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bales earned his first career Player of the Week award after netting the game-winning goal in Western Illinois' 1-0 Summit League victory over Fort Wayne. At 9:14, Bales converted a penalty kick that stood to be the difference for his league leading second game-winner of the season. The goal was his fourth of the season, moving him into second in The Summit League, and marked his second straight game with a goal.
Also nominated: Emmanuel Usen, 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
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Joseph Ghitis, Omaha
Fr. // GK // Weston, Fla.
Ghitis garnered his first career award after recording a shutout in a scoreless tie against Oral Roberts. Among his three saves, Ghitis stopped a point blank shot at the end of regulation. Ghitis was involved in his second consecutive shutout and extended his scoreless streak to 200:58.
Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois
Sr. // GK // Floeha, Germany
Dietrich collected his second career award and first of the season after a three-save shutout in a 1-0 victory over Fort Wayne. Dietrich garnered his league-leading fifth victory and extending his shutout streak to three games. He currently leads The Summit League in seven of 11 statistical categories including saves, save percentage, wins and shutouts.
Also nominated: Mike Novotny, Eastern Illinois; Cody Schweitzer, Fort Wayne; Antonio Juarez, 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
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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