|
2004
Midwest
Conference
Men's
Soccer
|
|
|
 |
2004
Performers
of
the
Week
Week
#1
:
September
6
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Tom
Becker,
Ripon
|
Becker,
a
senior
from
Delavan,
Wis.,
scored
two
goals
(four
points)
in
the
Red
Hawks
6-2
loss
to
Lakeland.
The
forward/midfielder
scored
both
goals
in
the
second
half
cutting
the
Red
Hawk
deficit
to
just
two
goals
each
time.
|
Jeff
Wallace,
St.
Norbert
|
Wallace,
a
junior
defender
from
Greenwood
Village,
Col.,
had
two
shots
on
goal
and
played
some
staunch
defense
in
Grinnell’s
1-0
shutout
win
over
Cornell.
|
Week
#2
:
September
13
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Rodrigo
Gomes,
Lawrence
|
Gomes,
a
sophomore
from
Buenos
Aires,
Argentina
(Villa
Devoto
HS),
provided
the
Lawrence
offense
in
a
win
over
St.
Olaf
on
Sunday.
Gomes
scored
both
goals
to
lead
the
Vikings
to
their
first
victory
of
the
season.
Gomes’
two
second-half
goals
overcame
a
1-0
St.
Olaf
lead.
|
Alex
Lofgren,
Lake
Forest
|
Lofgren,
a
junior
sweeper
from
Glenview,
Ill.
(Glenbrook
South),
contributed
at
both
ends
of
the
field
as
Lake
Forest
defeated
Knox
2-1
and
Ripon
2-0
over
the
weekend.
On
Saturday
at
Knox,
Lofgren
assisted
on
the
Foresters’
second
goal
and
helded
limit
Knox
to
just
four
shots
in
the
entire
game.
The
following
afternoon
against
Ripon,
he
headed
in
a
corner
kick
for
the
game’s
first
goal,
assisted
on
the
second,
and
helped
shut
out
the
Red
Hawks,
who
had
scored
seven
times
in
their
first
three
contests. |
Week
#3
:
September
20
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Peter
Bernardy,
St.
Norbert
|
Bernardy,
a
junior
midfielder
from
Green
Bay,
Wis.
(East),
scored
two
goals
and
two
assists
this
past
week
as
St.
Norbert
improved
to
6-0
on
the
year.
Bernardy
registered
two
assists
in
St.
Norbert’s
win
over
perennial
NCAA
Division
III
power
UW-Oshkosh,
then
scored
two
goals
in
a
win
over
Lakeland.
Bernardy
currently
leads
the
Green
Knights
in
scoring
with
seven
points.
|
Kevin
Boltz,
Illinois
C.
|
Boltz,
a
sophomore
goalkeeper
from
Earlville
Ill.
(Earlville
H.S.),
stopped
11
Knox
shots
Sunday
as
the
Blueboys
opened
Midwest
Conference
play
with
a
victory
over
the
Prairie
Fire.
|
Week
#4
:
September
27
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Walter
Echeverry,
Lake
Forest
|
Echeverry,
a
sophomore
from
Glenview,
Ill.
(Maine
Township
East),
helped
Lake
Forest
to
a
2-0-1
record
in
the
last
seven
days.
He
started
the
week
by
scoring
the
first
goal
and
assisting
on
the
game-winner
in
the
Foresters’
overtime
victory
at
M.S.O.E.
on
Wednesday.
On
Saturday,
with
just
3:46
remaining
in
regulation,
he
scored
the
game-winner
in
a
triumph
at
Grinnell.
Finally,
on
Sunday,
he
assisted
on
the
game’s
first
goal
and
again
on
the
team’s
third
in
a
tie
at
home
against
Beloit.
|
Matt
Wolin,
Lawrence
|
Wolin,
a
junior
goalkeeper
from
Highland
Park,
Ill.
(Highland
Park),
picked
up
his
first
collegiate
shutout
in
Lawrence’s
victory
over
Edgewood.
Wolin
made
three
saves
to
earn
his
second
victory
of
the
season.
For
the
week,
Wolin
had
a
1.31
goals
against
average
and
.826
save
percentage.
He
totaled
19
saves
in
the
three
games.
|
Week
#5
:
October
4
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Tommy
Becker,
Ripon
|
Becker,
a
senior
forward
from
Delavan,
Wis.,
helped
Ripon
to
three
straight
victories
over
Monmouth,
Illinois
C.,
and
Marian
tallying
seven
goals
and
one
assist
for
a
total
of
15
points.
Becker’s
totals
included
a
six-goal
outburst
against
Monmouth.For
the
season,
Becker
leads
the
team
with
15
goals,
seven
assists
and
37
points. |
Matt
Wolin,
Lawrence
|
Wolin,
a
junior
goalkeeper
from
Highland
Park,
Ill.
(Highland
Park),
posted
a
pair
of
shutouts
this
past
weekend
to
help
Lawrence
sweep
road
games
at
Knox
and
Grinnell.
Wolin
made
fives
saves
in
a
win
at
Knox
on
Saturday
and
made
three
saves
in
a
win
at
Grinnell
on
Sunday.
Wolin
now
has
three
consecutive
shutouts
and
increased
his
shutout
streak
to
236
minutes,
10
seconds.
Wolin
lowered
his
goals
against
average
to
1.33
and
increased
his
save
percentage
to
.811
on
the
season.
|
Week
#6:
October
11
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Andrew
Prewett,
Monmouth
|
Prewett,
a
junior
midfielder
from
Cardiff,
Wales,
led
the
Fighting
Scots
to
their
first
MWC
win
of
the
season
with
a
strong
performance
Saturday
against
Illinois
C.
Prewett
opened
the
scoring
in
the
game’s
12th
minute,
and
he
gave
the
Scots
an
extra
cushion
with
an
assist
nine
minutes
later
for
a
2-0
lead.
Prewett
sealed
the
victory
with
his
second
goal
of
the
game
in
the
65th
minute.
|
Alexander
Tucker,
Grinnell
|
Tucker,
a
senior
goalkeeper
from
Newton,
Mass.
(Newton
South
HS),
had
13
saves
in
Grinnell’s
loss
to
Aurora.
For
the
season
he
has
74
saves
and
has
started
all
10
games.
|
Week
#7:
October
18
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Michael
Findley,
Beloit
|
Findley,
a
sophomore
from
Madison,
Wis.
(West
HS),
scored
four
goals
and
added
one
assist
as
the
Bucs
kept
their
chances
for
a
postseason
tournament
appearance
very
much
alive
in
three
MWC
victories
last
week.
Findley
scored
three
goals
against
Illinois
C.
on
Saturday
in
a
6-1
triumph
and
then
added
a
goal
and
an
assist
on
Sunday
in
a
3-0
blanking
of
Monmouth.
For
the
season,
he
had
netted
12
goals
and
has
three
assists.
|
|
|
Week
#8:
October
25
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
Ryan
Pikna,
Lawrence
|
Pikna,
a
freshman
midfielder
from
Wauwatosa,
Wis.
(West),
scored
three
goals
this
past
weekend,
as
Lawrence
swept
a
pair
of
Midwest
Conference
matches.
Pikna
scored
in
the
22nd
minute
and
again
in
the
87th
minute
in
Lawrence’s
win
over
Monmouth
on
Saturday.
His
first
goal
of
the
day
proved
to
be
the
game-winner.
He
came
up
with
a
clutch
goal
on
Sunday
in
Lawrence’s
1-0
win
over
Illinois
C.
Pikna
scored
the
lone
tally
of
the
contest
in
the
83rd
minute
to
lift
the
Vikings
to
a
victory
critical
to
their
MWC
Tournament
hopes.
With
the
two
wins,
Lawrence
moves
into
a
tie
for
fourth
place
in
the
league
with
Beloit.
|
|
|
Week
#9:
November
1
|
Offense
|
Defense
|
|
Lisandro
Lopez
del
Valle,
Lawrence
|
Lopez
del
Valle,
a
sophomore
midfielder
from
Buenos
Aires,
Argentina
(Luisa
Huergo),
scored
the
biggest
goal
of
his
Lawrence
career
on
Saturday
vs.
Beloit.
Lopez
del
Valle
got
the
only
goal
of
the
game
for
the
Vikings
in
a
tie
with
Beloit
that
sent
both
teams
into
the
Midwest
Conference
Tournament
this
week.
Lopez
del
Valle
played
a
ball
that
deflected
off
a
Beloit
defender
and
then
beat
the
goalkeeper
to
the
ball.
He
lofted
it
over
the
keeper
and
it
found
the
net
in
the
44th
minute
to
give
Lawrence
the
lead.
It
was
his
second
goal
of
the
season.
|
No
Defense
POW
This
Week
|
|
Click
here
for:
2003
Players
of
the
Week
|
|
