SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Oral Roberts forward Luis Flores and Denver goalkeeper Isaac Nehme garnered the TicketSmarter Summit League Men's Soccer Peak Performer of the Week awards. Flores collected his second offensive honor of the season, while Nehme earned his first defensive nod, league officials announced Monday.

Flores opened and the closed the scoring for the Golden Eagles in a 5-2 victory over Omaha. His first tally came in the 20^th minute and he capped it in the 68^th minute. Flores' brace was his league-high third of the season and he took over the goal-scoring lead as he pushed his overall season total to nine.

The Lufkin, Texas native also assisted on ORU's fourth goal to equal the most points by a Summit League player in a match this season.

Nehme logged his sixth shutout of the season, leading Denver to a 1-0 victory over Kansas City as the Pioneers remained in a tie for first place with ORU in the league standings. Both squads now have seven points and 2-0-1 records.

The Colorado Springs native made four of his six saves after halftime as DU held off a late charge by the Roos on their home field.

OFFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Luis Flores, Oral Roberts
Jr. | F | Lufkin, Texas

• Recorded his third brace of the season and took over the goal-scoring lead among Summit League players in 5-2 win over Omaha
• Tallied the first and fifth goals of the match vs. the Mavericks and assisted on the fourth to log a career-high seven points
• This is the second career Summit League weekly honor for Flores

Also nominated: Jorge Pachecho (St. Thomas); Aidan Breslin (Western Illinois); Theo Klein (Omaha).
 
DEFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Isaac Nehme, Denver
So. | GK | Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Registered his sixth shutout of the season and 16^th of his career
• Made six saves, including four in the second half, in 1-0 victory over Kansas City
• This is the first weekly accolade of the season and second of the career for Nehme

Also nominated: Baptiste Boit (Oral Roberts).
 
2023 Men's Soccer Peak Performers of the Week
August 28
O: Juan Moreno, Oral Roberts
D: Jason Belloli, Denver

September 5
O: Luis Flores, Oral Roberts
D: Jakub Grzesiak, Oral Roberts

September 11
O: Junior Casillas, Omaha
O: Oje Ofunrein, Denver
D: Ian Smith, Denver

September 18
O: Brice Middleton, Kansas City
D: Nathanael Sallah, Omaha

September 25
O: Sam Bassett, Denver
D: Stefano Camerlengo, Kansas City

October 2
O: Jose Estrada, Oral Roberts
D: Nathanael Sallah, Omaha

October 9
O: Luis Flores, Oral Roberts
D: Isaac Nehme, Denver

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