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2004
Midwest
Conference
Men's
Soccer
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2002 Performers of
the Week
Week
#1
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September
8
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Offense
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Defense
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Ryan
Kennedy
Illinois
C.
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Kennedy,
a
first-year
forward
from
Belleville,
Ill.,
scored
three
goals
and
recorded
an
assist
in
the
first
two
matches
of
his
collegiate
career.
Kennedy
currently
leads
the
Blueboys
in
goals
scored
and
in
points
with
seven.
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Tom
Murphy
Lawrence
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Murphy,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Delavan,
Wis.,
(Delavan-Darian
HS)
registered
15
saves
in
the
1-0
loss
to
Carleton.
Murphy
now
ranks
fourth
on
Lawrence’s
career
saves
list.
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Week
#2
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September
15
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Offense
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Defense
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Adam
Miner
Lawrence
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Miner,
a
sophomore
forward
from
Madison,
Wis.,
(West
HS)
recorded
his
first
career
multi-goal
game
in
a
3-0
win
over
defending
MWC
Champion
Lake
Forest.
Miner’s
first
goal
put
Lawrence
up
1-0
just
13
minutes
into
the
match
while
his
second
came
with
minutes
remaining
to
seal
the
victory.
The
two
goals
were
Miner’s
first
of
the
season.
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Tom
Murphy
Lawrence
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Murphy,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Delavan,
Wis.,
(Delavan-Darian
HS)
registered
13
saves
in
the
3-0
victory
over
Lake
Forest
including
several
diving
stops.
Winner
of
the
first
two
MWC
Defensive
Player
of
the
Week
awards,
Murphy
improved
his
save
percentage
to
.966
and
his
goals
against
average
to
.50
following
the
shutout. |
Week
#3
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September
22
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Offense
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Defense
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Mike
Flanagan
Beloit
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Flanagan,
a
senior
forward
from
Madison,
Wis.,
(East
HS)
scored
a
pair
of
goals
as
the
Bucs
defeated
Grinnell
2-0
in
a
key
MWC
matchup
Saturday.
Flanagan
now
has
five
goals
and
one
assist
for
Beloit
this
year
and
is
the
team’s
leading
scorer.
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Yuri
Petrasz
St.
Norbert
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Petrasz,
a
sophomore
goalkeeper
from
Chicago,
Ill,
(Fenwick
HS)
sparked
the
Green
Knights
to
victories
over
defending
MWC
Champion
Lake
Forest,
2-1,
and
non-conference
opponent
Wisconsin
Lutheran,
3-0.
Petrasz
recorded
fives
saves
against
the
Foresters
and
defended
very
well
against
the
Foresters’
corner
kicks.
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Week
#4
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September
29
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Offense
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Defense
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Sandile
Nekuna
Beloit
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Nukuna,
a
first-year
forward
from
Cape
Town,
South
Africa,
scored
a
goal
in
each
of
Beloit’s
victories
last
week.
The
Bucs
scored
a
conference
win
over
Ripon
and
a
non-conference
victory
over
Rockford.
Nukuna
registered
four
shots
and
the
goal
against
Ripon
and
two
shots
and
the
goal
against
Rockford.
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Adam
Johnson
Beloit
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Johnson,
a
sophomore
defender
from
Sioux
Falls,
South
Dakota,
played
a
pivotal
role
in
Beloit’s
wins
over
Ripon
and
Rockford
last
week.
Johnson
marked
Ripon’s
top
player
leading
to
a
shutout
of
the
Red
Hawks
and
led
a
group
effort
defensively
against
Rockford
in
allowing
only
six
shots
on
goal. |
Week
#5:
October
6
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Offense
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Defense
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Joe
Snyder
Carroll
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Snyder,
a
senior
forward
from
Waukesha,
Wis.,
(West
HS)
led
Carroll
to
three
consecutive
conference
road
wins
last
week.
Snyder
netted
two
goals
in
Carroll’s
thrilling
overtime
win
at
Monmouth
and
scored
the
decisive
first
goal
in
the
win
over
Illinois
C.
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David
Whitcomb
Grinnell
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Whitcomb,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Elm
Grove,
Wis.,
registered
16
saves
in
two
critical
MWC
games
including
ten
stops
in
an
overtime
victory
against
league
leader
St.
Norbert.
Whitcomb
followed
that
effort
with
six
saves
against
Lawrence. |
Week
#6
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October
13
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Offense
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Defense
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Steve
Teisl
Lake
Forest
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Teisl,
a
junior
midfielder
from
Chardon,
Ohio,
(Gilmour
Academy)
scored
a
goal
and
assisted
on
another
in
a
win
over
Grinnell
and
scored
the
first
goal
of
the
game
in
a
loss
to
Beloit.
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Perlberg,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Rhinelander,
Wis.,
(Rhinelander
HS)
stopped
four
shots
in
a
road-win
at
Knox
and
recorded
four
more
saves
in
a
hard-fought
win
at
Lake
Forest.
Through
ten
games
this
season
Perlberg
has
a
1.37
goals
against
average.
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Week
#7
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October
20
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Offense
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Defense
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Caleb
Chase
Lake
Forest
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Chase,
a
junior
forward
from
Hanover,
New
Hampshire,
(Vermont
Academy)
led
Lake
Forest
to
a
pair
of
conference
victories
over
the
weekend.
In
a
win
over
Monmouth
Chase
assisted
on
the
Forester’s
first
goal
and
scored
the
other
two.
Against
Illinois
C.
the
junior
forward
added
another
assist.
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Phil
Schwab
Lake
Forest
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Schwab,
a
junior
defender
from
St.
Louis,
Mo.,
(Christian
Brothers
HS)
played
a
major
role
in
his
team’s
two
conference
wins
this
past
weekend.
Against
Monmouth,
Schwab
led
a
LFC
defense
that
limited
the
Scots
to
just
ten
shots,
eight
below
their
season
average
while
shutting
out
Illinois
C.
and
holding
the
Blueboys
to
just
four
shots.
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Week
#8
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October
27
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Offense
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Defense
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Michael
Wheeler
Carroll
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Wheeler,
a
first-year
forward
from
Antioch,
Ill.,
(Community
HS)
assisted
on
both
of
his
team’s
goals,
including
the
overtime
game-winner,
in
a
2-1
triumph
over
Knox.
On
Sunday
in
a
win
against
Grinnell,
Wheeler
scored
the
game-winner
with
just
over
seven
minutes
remaining
to
help
his
team
clinch
a
berth
in
the
MWC
Tournament.
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Mark
Allen
Monmouth
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Allen,
a
junior
sweeper
from
Milan,
Ill.,
(Sherrard
HS)
scored
a
big
goal
for
the
Scots
in
an
overtime
win
at
Lawrence
to
keep
his
team’s
hopes
alive
for
a
spot
in
the
MWC
Tournament.
This
was
Allen’s
second
game-winner
of
the
season.
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Week
#9
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November
3
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Offense
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Defense
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Brian
Pinkley
Monmouth
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Pinkley,
a
first-year
forward
from
Crystal
Lake,
Ill.,
(Prairie
Ridge
HS)
came
off
the
bench
with
ten
minutes
remaining
in
the
first
half
against
rival
Knox
and
broke
a
1-1
tie
with
his
first
goal
of
the
game.
In
the
second
half
Pinkley
was
inserted
again
and
after
just
six
minutes
on
the
field
helped
put
the
game
away
with
his
second
score
of
the
day
off
a
rebound.
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Fabian
Calderon
Monmouth
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Calderon,
a
junior
defender
from
Bridgeview,
Ill.,
(Argo
HS),
shutdown
a
number
of
Knox
breakaways
in
a
4-1
victory
over
the
Prairie
Fire.
Calderon
also
made
several
runs
offensively
down
the
flank
to
help
spread
the
Knox
defense
out,
ultimately
helping
his
Fighting
Scots
on
both
ends
outshoot
their
opponent
33-9.
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