CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The KCAC soccer players of the week for Week 8-November 3rd have been announced.

WICHITA, KS - Jose Rodriguez of McPherson College, Juan Mundo of Kansas
Wesleyan University, and Brady Coffman of Bethel College honored as KCAC Men's
Soccer Players of the Week.

KCAC Men's Offensive Player of the Week:

Jose Rodriguez, McPHERSON COLLEGE, Forward, 5-7, Senior, Dallas, TX. He had 3 goals in two matches of the week: #1 at Sterling College (KS), W-2-1, he had 1 goal. #2 at Bethany College (KS), W-3-1, he had 2 goals. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 9-7-1. NOTES: McPherson College now has won 5 consecutive
games.

KCAC Men's Defensive Co-Players of the Week (including Goalkeepers):

(1.) Juan Mundo, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (KS), Defender, 5-8, Senior,
Sun Valley, CA. In two matches of the week, he anchored the KWU defense from the center back position. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 vs. Tabor College (KS), W-4-0; #2 at Southwestern College (KS), W-6-0. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 11-6-1. NOTES: KWU has recorded 8 shutouts in KCAC Conference competition, and has allowed only 1 goal all season (coming on a PK against Ottawa). KWU finished KCAC season 9-0 for their second straight KCAC championship.

(2.) Brady Coffman, BETHEL COLLEGE (KS), Goalkeeper, 6-0, Sophomore,
Newton, KS. In two matches of the week, he had 10 saves with no shots on
goal and allowed only 1 goal in 180 minutes. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 vs.
University of Saint Mary (KS), W-5-1, he had 4 saves with no shots on goal and 1
goal allowed in 90 minutes; #2 vs. Tabor College (KS), W-4-0, he had 6 saves with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 5-11-0. NOTES: The Bethel Threshers have won 5 of their last 6 matches, in large part to Brady Coffman's play in goal.

KHC's Notes: Brady Coffman is a very deserving choice as defender of the week. I just want to know how a GK makes 4 saves in one game and 6 in another, when there were NO SHOTS ON GOAL!

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KCAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The KCAC Week 7 soccer players of the week have been announced:

Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:54 PM - WICHITA, KS - Jose Garay of Kansas Wesleyan University and Juan Mundo of Kansas Wesleyan University named as Week 7 Men's Soccer Players of the Week.

KCAC Men's Offensive Player of the Week:

Jose Garay, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Mid-Fielder, 5-10, Junior,
Palmdale, CA. He had 4 goals in two matches of the week: #1 at Ottawa
University (KS), W-2-1, he had no goals. #2 at Bethany College (KS), W-9-0, he had 4 goals. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 9-6-1.

KCAC Men's Defensive Player of the Week (including Goalkeepers):

Juan Mundo, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (KS), Defender, 5-8, Senior, Sun
Valley, CA. In two matches of the week, he helped defeat both Ottawa and Bethany to stay undefeated in KCAC Conference play. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 at Ottawa University (KS), W-2-1; #2 at Bethany College (KS), W-9-0. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 9-6-1. NOTES: On the year KWU has given up only one goal in KCAC competition.
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KCAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

KCAC Players of the Week for Week 6 have been announced.

WEEK 6 - KCAC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 5:05 PM - WICHITA, KS - Jose Garay of Kansas Wesleyan University and Brady Coffman of Bethel College recognized as the Week 6 KCAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week.

KCAC Offensive Player of the Week: Jose Garay, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Mid-Fielder, 5-10, Junior, Palmdale, CA. He had 3 goals in two matches of the week: #1 at Friends University (KS), W-1-0, he had 1 goal. #2 vs. University of Saint Mary (KS), W-10-0, he had 2 goals. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 7-6-1. NOTES: He scored the game-winner against Friends, and against USM he played only 34 minutes.

KCAC Defensive Player of the Week (including Goalkeepers): Brady Coffman, BETHEL COLLEGE (KS), Goalkeeper, 6-0, Sophomore, Newton, KS. In two matches of the week, he had 6 saves with no shots on goal and allowed no goals in 180 minutes. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 at McPherson College (KS), W-1-0, he had 5 saves with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes; #2 at Southwestern College (KS), W-3-0, he had 1 save with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 2-10-0. NOTES: He recorded his first two shutouts of the season, as the Bethel Threshers had their first winning streak of the season.

NOTE BY KHC: Brady Coffman is a worthy candidate to be conference defender of the week. He led his team to its first two victories of the season--both shutouts, one over perennial power McPherson and one over Southwestern. The point of this note is how do you make 1 save in a game and 5 saves in another, without a shot on goal in either game?

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STERLING'S COVEY NAMED KCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Sterling's soccer news website included an article on Ryan Covey being named KCAC Offensive Player of the Week.

RYAN COVEY NAMED KCAC SOCCER “PLAYER OF THE WEEK”

10/13/2008 - STERLING, Kan., - Sterling College senior Ryan Covey has been named, KCAC (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) men’s soccer “Player of the Week” after two stellar performances in Sterling’s victories last week.

Covey led Sterling to a 2-0 record on the week, scoring 6 of his team’s 10 goals and tallied 2 assists on the week.

The forward from Edmond, Oklahoma, scored a hat trick (3 goals) and had two assist in Sterling’s 6-2 victory over Southwestern College on Tuesday. Covey then again scored another hat trick as Sterling beat Bethel College Saturday night in Newton.

“Ryan had a very impressive week,” said Sterling College Head Soccer Coach Dave Underwood. “Ryan has been a big part of our offensive success this season, not only scoring but setting up goals as well.”

The Warriors current record is 8-3 overall and 2-1 in KCAC play.

[Photograph Copyright 2008 Sterling College.]
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CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The KCAC has announced the conference players of the week for games through October 11.

WEEK 5 - KCAC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 8:27 PM - WICHITA, KS

Ryan Covey of Sterling College and Chris Munoz of Ottawa University named KCAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week.

KCAC OFFENSIVE Men's Player-of-the-Week:

Ryan Covey, STERLING COLLEGE (KS), Forward, 6-2, Senior, Edmond, OK. He had 6 goals in two matches of the week: #1 vs. Southwestern College (KS), W-6-2, he had 3 goals and 2 assists. #2 at Bethel College (KS), W-4-0, he had 3 goals.
TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 8-3-0.

KCAC DEFENSIVE Men's Player-of-the-Week (including Goalkeepers) :

Chris Munoz, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY (KS), Goalkeeper, 6-2, Senior, Woodland, CA. In two matches of the week, he had 12 saves with no shots on goal and allowed no goals in 180 minutes. Team matches of week: #1 vs. Bethany College (KS), W-3-0, he had 5 saves with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes; #2 at previously undefeated Friends University (KS), W-2-0, he had 7 saves with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes.
TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 5-6-1.

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KCAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Conference Players of the Week for Week # 4 - September 28th to October 4th

WICHITA, KS - The KCAC announced Armando Rodriguez of McPherson College and Jose Garay of Kansas Wesleyan University as Co-Offensive Players of the Week.
Robert Carrillo of Kansas Weselyan University was also recognized as the KCAC
Defensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.

KCAC OFFENSIVE Men's Co-Players-of-the-Week:

(1.) Armando Rodriguez, McPHERSON COLLEGE, Forward, 5-9, Junior, Dallas, TX. He had one goal in the one match of the week: #1 vs. Ottawa University (KS), W-3-0, he had 1 goal and 1 assist. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-0-0, Season overall 4-5-0.
(2.) Jose Garay, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Midfielder, 5-10, Junior, Palmdale, CA. He had 2 goals and 2 assists in two matches of the week: #1 at #9 ranked non-conference Park University (MO), L-1-4, he had 1 assist, and #2 at Sterling College (KS), W-3-0, he had 2 goals and 1 assist. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-1-0, Season overall 3-6-1.

KCAC DEFENSIVE (including Goalkeepers) Men's Player-of-the-Week:

Robert Carrillo, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Goalkeeper, 5-10, Senior, Los Angeles, CA. In two matches of the week, he had 3 saves with no shot on goal and allowed 4 goals in 180 minutes. TEAM MATCHES of week: #1 at #9 ranked non-conference Park University (MO), L-1-4, he had 2 saves with no shots on goal and 4 goals allowed in 90 minutes; #2 at Sterling College (KS), W-3-0, he had 1 save with no shots on goal and no goals allowed in 90 minutes. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-1-0,
Season overall 3-6-1.

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CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The KCAC has announced the conference players of the week for the week ending 9-28-08.

Arturo Guizar and Robert Carrillo, both representing Kansas Wesleyan University, sweep the player of the week awards for KCAC Men's Soccer.

KCAC OFFENSIVE Men's Player-of-the-Week:

Arturo Guizar, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Forward, 5-10, Junior, Bellflower, CA. He had one goal in the one match of the week: #1 vs. Oklahoma Christian University, W-3-1, he had 1 goal. TEAM RECORDS: Week 1-0-0, Season overall 2-5-0. NOTES: He scored what turned out to be the match winner.

KCAC DEFENSIVE (including Goalkeepers) Men's Player-of-the-Week:

Robert Carrillo, KANSAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Goalkeeper, 5-10, Senior, Los Angeles, CA. In one match of the week, he had 3 saves with no shot on goal and allowed only one goal in 90 minutes. His record in the week: #1 vs. Oklahoma Christian University, W-3-1, he had 3 saves with no shots on goal and 1 goal allowed in 90 minutes. TEAM RECORDS: 1-0-0 Week, 2-5-0 overall.
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KCAC CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Here is the KCAC's press release for conference players of the week:

WEEK 2 - KCAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week

Mon, Sep 22, 2008 - WICHITA, KS - Marvin Graham of Ottawa University and Michael Mesle of Ottawa University [were] honored as KCAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week.

KCAC OFFENSIVE Men's Player-of-the-Week: Marvin Graham, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, Midfielder, 6-0, Sophomore, Amarillo, TX. He had 2 goals in two matches of the week: #1 vs. Avila U. (MO), W-4-3, he had 2 goals; #2 at Southwestern Assemblies of God U. (TX), W-4-0, he had no goals. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 3-3-0.

KCAC DEFENSIVE Men's Player-of-the-Week: Michael Mesle, OTTAWA UNIVERSITY, Defender, 6-2, Freshman, St.Charles, MO. In two matches of the week, he scored one goal while he contributed to the second shutout for OU in the match at SWAGU in Texas. TEAM RECORDS: Week 2-0-0, Season overall 3-3-0. NOTES: OU played Northwood but stats have not been reported yet.
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KCAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

The KCAC conference players of the week for the week ending 9/13 are James Fox of Bethany College (offensive player) and Michael Mesle of Ottawa University (defensive player).