WIU’s Alvarez, UNO’s Christensen Collect #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
WIU’s Alvarez, UNO’s Christensen Collect #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – Western Illinois midfielder Mario Alvarez earned The Summit League's men's soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor while Omaha goalkeeper Josh Christensen was named Defensive Player of the Week following their performances Sept. 15-21.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mario Alvarez, Western Illinois
Sr. // M // Aurora, Ill.
Alvarez earned his second career award and first of the season after scoring a pair of goals in Western Illinois' victory over Western Michigan. The senior's first career multi-goal game came off tallies at 15:54 and 34:34 in the 3-0 triumph. Alvarez ranks sixth in The Summit League in both goals and shots taken and moved into ninth on WIU's career shots on goal list.
Also nominated: Eric Kronenberg, Denver; Uriel Macias, IUPUI; Vance Rockwood, Omaha.
Previous recipients: 9/2 – Eric Kronenberg, Denver; 9/8 – Mark Moulton, Omaha; 9/15 – Jacob Bevan, Western Illinois
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Josh Christensen, Omaha
Jr. // GK // Omaha, Neb.
Christensen garnered his first career honor after recording a double-overtime shutout against Cal State Northridge. He made four saves, including one in the second overtime, in 110 minutes of action in the scoreless tie against the preseason No. 24 Matadors. Christensen extended his shutout streak to 263 minutes.
Also nominated: Raphael Kotzock, Fort Wayne; Christian Lomeli, IUPUI; Yves Dietrich, Western Illinois.
Previous recipients: 9/2 - Ben LaCourse, Oral Roberts; 9/8 – Nick Miller, Omaha; 9/15 – Felipe da Silva, Omaha
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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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