UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Oct. 8, 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of football, volleyball and men's and women's soccer. The UMAC Player of the Week awards are nominated for by UMAC coaches and sports information directors (SIDs) and selected by SIDs. The awards are published each Monday afternoon.
The award winners and descriptions of their accomplishments for the week are below:
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FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Domonquie Guy, Fy., Crown
Lufkin, Texas/Diboll
- Recorded 12 receptions in close loss to Minnesota Morris
- Tallied 176 yards for 14.7 yards per catch
- Scored three touchdowns and currently leads the UMAC overall (9)
FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Javon Muhammad, Sr., MacMurray
Chicago, Ill./Glenbard West
- Recorded game-saving sack on final drive for 19-14 win over Westminster
- Tallied nine tackles including 4.5 for a loss of 19 total yards
- Added two sacks and three pass breakups
FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carter Geyer, Fy., Minnesota Morris
Minneapolis, Minn./Coon Rapids
- Averaged 24 yards on five kick returns in Cougar win
- Recorded a long return of 34 yards
- Totaled 120 kick return yards on five attempts
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Rutt, Jr., Bethany Lutheran
Le Center, Minn./Tri-City United
- Averaged 5.0 k/s in three matches last week
- Recorded match-high 30 kills in five-setter vs. St. Olaf
- Tallied 15 kills in conference loss to Wisconsin-Superior
VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brylee Colligan, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji
- Averaged 3.89 d/s in 2-2 week for Wisconsin-Superior
- Recorded 25 digs in win over St. Kate's
- Tallied two double-double performances (digs/kills)
VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Schwitters, Fy., Northwestern
Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY
- Led Northwestern to pair of UMAC wins to remain undefeated
- Tallied 75 assists (12.5 ast./s) in two-match span
- Recorded a 34-assist, 17-dig double-double vs. St. Scholastica
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Buckton, Sr., St. Scholastica
Bath, England/Writhlington School
- Recorded three goals in two games including two vs. Martin Luther
- Has score at least on goal in each of last three games
- Moved to ninth all-time at CSS for career scoring (105 points)
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dan Wessel, Sr., Martin Luther
New Ulm, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran
- Helped Martin Luther to two UMAC wins last week
- Led backline that surrendered just one goal to North Central
- Scored twice in historic 4-3 win over St. Scholastica
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Linley Norman, Jr., Northwestern
Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake
- Led Northwestern to 2-0-1 record on the week
- Tallied four goals and added an assist through three games
- Score twice in each UMAC win over Bethany Lutheran and Northland
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Michaela Cowman, So., Crown
Quincy, Ill./Quincy
- Tallied six saves in shutout win over Minnesota Morris
- Recorded 39 saves in three-game span (13 pg)
- owns four wins and .814 save percentage on the year
A history of winners from the 2018 fall sports can be found by award name below:
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