Oral Roberts Sweeps Final #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
Oral Roberts Sweeps Final #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts Johnny Chavez earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Week while teammate Ben LaCourse claimed the league's Defensive Player of the Week accolade following their performances Nov. 3-8. The awards marked the final weekly awards of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Johnny Chavez, Oral Roberts
Sr. // F // Tulsa, Okla.
Chavez claimed his first career award after a two-goal performance that helped Oral Roberts claim a share of The Summit League regular season title for the first time 2004. Against Eastern Illinois, Chavez score a pair of goals in the Golden Eagles' league victory. Earlier in the week, Chavez netted a goal against Central Arkansas in a non-league win. His three-goal week led to his finish as The Summit League's top regular season goal scorer with 10, the fourth-highest figure in program history.
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; 10/20 – Tarik Salkicic, Oral Roberts / Mario Alvarez, Western Illinois; 10/27 – Mark Moulton, Omaha; 11/3 – Corey Tom Fort Wayne / Joshua Ayala, IUPUI
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ben LaCourse, Oral Roberts
So. // GK // Tulsa, Okla.
LaCourse collected his second honor of the season and third of his career after a pair of shutout victories. His blanking of Eastern Illinois helped Oral Roberts to a share of its first Summit League title since 2004 and followed a non-league victory over Central Arkansas. LaCourse ran his shutout streak to three matches, longest in ORU history since 2004, and a total of 282 straight minutes.
Also nominated: Felipe da Silva, Omaha; Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois.
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; 10/20 – Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois; 10/27 – Nick Miller, Omaha; 11/3 – Cody Schweitzer, Fort Wayne / Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI
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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 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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