UNO’s Mendez, DU’s Jackson Garner #SummitMSOC Weekly Awards

9/21/2015 12:00:00 AM

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha forward Logan Mendez was named Summit League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week while Denver goalkeeper Dan Jackson garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week award for their performances Sept. 14-20.

LOGAN MENDEZ, OMAHA
Sr. // F // Grand Island, Neb.

Earned his first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
Played a part in all three goals in the 3-2 double overtime win against Bradley
Put UNO on the scoredboard first with a goal in the 27th minute, assisted on the equalizer in the 87^th minute and then assisted on Felipe da Silva's golden goal with one second remaining in the second overtime period
Had one goal and two assists for four points this week
Omaha's 6-1-0 record to start the season in the best in program history

Also nominated: Alex Underwood, Denver; Jose Rodriguez, Fort Wayne; Ben Thornton, IUPUI; Matthew Rogers, Oral Roberts; Drew Whalen, Western Illinois.

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Fazlo Alihodzic, UNO; Sept. 8 – Mark Moulton, UNO; Sept. 14 – Chandler Crosswait, DU

DAN JACKSON, DENVER
Sr. // GK // Chapel Hill, N.C.

Tallied his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
Recorded a 2-0-0 record on the week, including a shutout at Saint Louis, who was receiving votes in the national poll
Earned a 2-1 overtime win over Utah Valley with two saves
For the week, registered a 0.49 goals against average with three saves
Denver is ranked No. 15 and currently owns the nation's longest home unbeaten streak (22 games) and longest home undefeated streak (20 games)

Also nominated: Raphael Kotzock, Fort Wayne; Eduardo Cortes, IUPUI; Felipe de Silva, Omaha; Ben LaCourse, Oral Roberts; Bruce Corrie, Western Illinois

Previous honorees: Aug. 31 – Kortne Ford, DU; Sept. 8 – Joseph Ghitis, UNO; Sept. 14 – Jesus Perez, 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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