SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kansas City’s Brice Middleton and Omaha’s Nathanael Sallah earned the latest TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s Soccer Peak Performer of the Week awards. Middleton claimed the offensive honor, while Sallah captured the defensive honor, league officials announced Monday.

Middleton, who is the first freshman to earn the offensive honor this season, scored a goal in both of Kansas City’s matches last week. The Overland Park, Kan., native notched the equalizer in an eventual 2-1 victory over Creighton. His goal against the Bluejays in the 64^th minute was the first of his collegiate career.

Middleton cut Kansas City’s deficit at UC Santa Barbara to 3-2 when he scored in the 80^th minute. In those two matches, Middleton put all of five of his shots on frame.

Sallah has now earned a weekly defensive honor in each of the last three seasons. In just his third start of the season, the Hamburg, Germany native made a season-high five saves in a 1-0 victory over UTRGV.

Sallah made three saves in the first half, then added two more after halftime to preserve Omaha's second consecutive shutout.

OFFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Brice Middleton, Kansas City
Fr. | F | Overland Park, Kan.

• Recorded the first two goals of Kansas City career
• Scored the equalizer in eventual 2-1 win over Creighton in the 64^th minute
• Pulled the Roos to within a goal in the 80^th minute during 3-2 loss at UC Santa Barbara
• This is the first career Summit League weekly honor for Middleton

Also nominated: Diego Porras (Western Illinois); Junior Casillas (Omaha); Oliver Bieleveldt (St. Thomas).
 
DEFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Nathanael Sallah, Omaha
Jr. | GK | Hamburg, Germany

• Registered his first shutout of the season during 1-0 victory over UTRGV
• Made a season-high five saves against the Vaqueros
• This is the fourth career weekly accolade and first of the season for Sallah

Also nominated: Kyle Owen (Western Illinois); Griffin Cook (Kansas City).
 
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 Smit, Denver

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

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