Omaha’s Alihodzic, Denver’s Ford Named #SummitMSOC Players of the Week

8/31/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Fazlo Alihodzic was named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Denver defender Kortne Ford garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances during the season-opening weekend, Aug. 28-30. The honors mark the first weekly awards of the season.

FAZLO ALIHODZIC, OMAHA
Jr. // F // St. Louis, Mo.

Collected first career Offensive Player of the Week award while making Omaha debut
Scored a goal and added an assist for three points in two victories
Set up game-winning goal in 2-1 season-opening win over Kansas City
Beat four defenders to score game-tying goal in 61^st minute in comeback victory over Pacific
Omaha's 2-0 start is the best in program history

Also nominated: Andre Shinyashiki, Denver; Tyler Oliver, Eastern Illinois, Jose Rodriguez, Fort Wayne

KORTNE FORD, DENVER
So. // D // Greeley, Colo.

Led backline that allowed just two shots on goal by CSU Bakersfield, the nation's No. 12 scoring team in 2014
Recorded his first career point with an assist in the 87^th minute of the Aug. 29 victory over CSU Bakersfield
Denver was lone Summit League team to record a shutout during season's opening weekend

Also nominated: Andy O'Donoghue, Fort Wayne; Michael Jaime, 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 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.

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