UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Sept. 23, 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country and men's and women's golf. 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
Eric Krahn, Sr., Greenville
Stockton, Calif./Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Led Greenville in UMAC Game of the Week win vs. Northwestern
- Scored two touchdowns including one for 57 yards
- Finished with seven receptions for 144 yards
FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Adereio Jones, Sr., Greenville
Annapolis, Md./Annapolis
- Led Greenville defensively in UMAC-opening win over Northwestern
- Returned an interception 28 yards for a first-quarter TD
- Finished with five tackles, two INT and a TD
FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Drew Shipley, Sr., Minnesota Morris
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho/Lake City
- Averaged 37.7 yards on six punts Saturday
- Recorded two punts inside the 20 yard line
- Tallied a long punt of 58 yards
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jessica Remer, Fy., St. Scholastica
Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart
- Led St. Scholastica to homecoming win vs. St. Kate's
- Recorded season-high 16 kills and hit .467
- Added 10 digs for fourth-straight double-double
VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Ukestad, So., Minnesota Morris
Jamestown, N.D./Jamestown
- Led Cougars defensively in 1-1 week
- Averaged 7.43 d/s (52 total digs)
- Recorded 40 digs in four-set win over Concordia
VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK
Layne Herrmann, Sr., Minnesota Morris
Brownton, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake
- Tallied 11.0 assist/set in 1-1 week for the Cougars
- Posted 51-assist effort in four-set win vs. Concordia
- Added 17 digs and two kills
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Duran, Sr., Bethany Lutheran
Marshall, Minn./Marshall
- Led Vikings to 2-0 non-conference week
- Tallied two goals and three assists for seven-point week
- Scored both goals in a win over North Central
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Moritz Bruns, Sr., Bethany Lutheran
Leer, Germany/BBS 1 Leer
- Led Vikings in non-conference win over Martin Luther
- Earned first individual shutout of the season
- Tallied three saves in the win
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Morgan Friday, So., St. Scholastica
Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's
- Led Saints to 2-0 week including win over Augsburg
- Finished with six goals and 13 points in two games
- Scored game-tying goal vs. Augsburg on penalty opportunity
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alexa Gothard, Jr., St. Scholastica
Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing
- Earned two wins in goal for the Saints
- Recorded 17 saves in win over Augsburg
- Tallied five saves in final 15 minutes to preserve win vs. Augsburg
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lars Dewall, Fy., St. Scholastica
Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater
- Led Saints to seventh-place team finish at Carleton Saturday
- Placed 12th individually with time of 26:35
- Finished as sixth-best runner from the Central Region
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Lexi Erickson, Jr., St. Scholastica
International Falls, Minn./Falls
- Led Saints at Carleton Running of the Cows Saturday
- Finished 27th overall out of 190 runners
- Clocked time of 24:19 on the 6,000-meter course
MEN'S GOLF PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noah Johnson, Jr., Northwestern
Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View
- Led Northwestern at North Central Regional
- Placed eighth with two-round score of 148 (+4)
- Tallied low round of 73 (+1) on day one
WOMEN'S GOLF PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alison Lindemann, Sr., Martin Luther
Lewiston, Minn./Luther Prep
- Averaged 90 over three rounds/events last week
- Won the North Central Invite with round of 85 (+14)
- Added second- and third-place finishes in two other duals
A history of winners from the 2019 fall sports can be found by award name below:
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