DU’s Crosswait, UNO’s Perez Earn #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards

9/14/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver forward Chandler Crosswait was named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while Omaha defender Jesus Perez garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Sept. 8-13.

CHANDLER CROSSWAIT, DENVER
Jr. // F // Bedford, Texas

Earned his first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
Scored the golden goal in the 97^th minute in Saturday's 2-1 win at St. John's
Assisted on teammate Cole Stevenson's equalizer in the 61^st minute of the match
Totaled three points on the week and played a role in both Denver goals
Leads the Pioneers and is second in The Summit League with seven points on the year
Denver is ranked No. 19 in the latest national poll and is the league's lone undefeated team (4-0-1)

Also nominated: Zach Tom, Fort Wayne; Trevor Semakula, IUPUI; Mark Moulton, Omaha

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Fazlo Alihodzic, UNO; Sept. 8 – Mark Moulton, UNO

JESUS PEREZ, OMAHA
Sr. // D // El Paso, Texas

Recorded his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
Helped limit Marquette to just nine shots with only three being on goal
Assisted on two of Omaha's three goals in the 3-2 win at DePaul
Following play this weekend, the Mavericks are 5-1-0, which is the best start in school history

Also nominated: Reagan Dunk, Denver; Andy O'Donoghue, Fort Wayne; Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; Bruce Corrie, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Kortne Ford, DU; Sept. 8 – Joseph Ghitis, UNO

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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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