UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Sept. 30, 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 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
Joshuah Kren, Jr., Martin Luther
Waukesha, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran
- Led Martin Luther with 215 yards of total offense in win
- Rushed for 135 yards on nine carries with two TDs
- Caught one pass for 80 yards and a TD
FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eric Soderberg, Sr., St. Scholastica
Cohasset, Minn./Grand Rapids
- Led St. Scholastica with 13 tackles including 4.5 TFL and one sack
- Tallied fourth-quarter sack ending Westminster's potential game-ending drive
- Recorded first-quarter interception in the end zone
FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eric Soderberg, Sr., St. Scholastica
Cohasset, Minn./Grand Rapids
- Averaged 34.3 yds/punt in Saints' 28-27 win vs. Westminster
- Recorded 63-yard punt for seventh-best in program history
- Filled in as kicker and scored game-winning PAT with nine seconds left
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brenna Tinjum, So., Minnesota Morris
Underwood, Minn./Underwood
- Led Minnesota Morris offensively in 2-1 week
- Recorded 50 kills (4.17 k/s) hitting .281
- Tallied career-best 22 kills vs. Buena Vista
VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alyssa Ukestad, So., Minnesota Morris
Jamestown, N.D./Jamestown
- Led Cougars defensively in 2-1 week
- Averaged 6.08 d/s (73 total digs)
- Recorded 29 digs in five-set loss to St. Olaf
VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK
Layne Herrmann, Sr., Minnesota Morris
Brownton, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake
- Tallied 12.1 assists/set in 2-1 week for the Cougars
- Recorded season-high 55 assists vs. Buena Vista
- Added 17 digs, 14 kills, four blocks, three aces
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nolan Friday, So., St. Scholastica
Duluth, Minn./Duluth East
- Tallied a hattrick in Saints' win over Minnesota Morris
- Scored two goals 43 seconds apart from one another
- Added and assist vs. Concordia for seven-point week
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Moritz Bruns, Sr., Bethany Lutheran
Leer, Germany/BBS 1 Leer
- Helped Bethany Lutheran to sixth-straight win
- Recorded one save in win over Crown
- Tallied second shut out of the season
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Annah Schussman, So., Wisconsin-Superior
Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji
- Led Wisconsin-Superior to UMAC-opening win vs. Northland
- Scored the game-tying goal to make it 1-1 and force overtime
- Recorded game-winner with 15 seconds remaining in second OT
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mollie Fischer, Jr., Martin Luther
Burlington, Wis./Shoreland Lutheran
- Finished with 1.00 GAA over two games last week
- Recorded four-save shutout in UMAC win over North Central
- Tallied 14 saves in loss to UW-River Falls
MEN'S GOLF PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nick Mahowald, Sr., Northwestern
Watertown, S.D./Watertown
- Twice earned medalist honors leading Eagles to two team wins
- Tallied 72 (+1) in Northwestern Invite Tuesday
- Finished seven strokes ahead with 149 (+6) at Viking Invite
WOMEN'S GOLF PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alison Lindemann, Sr., Martin Luther
Lewiston, Minn./Luther Prep
- Averaged 88.3 over three rounds/events last week
- Won the Northwestern Invite with round of 86 (+15)
- Placed first at Bethany Lutheran Invite with round of 84 (+12)
A history of winners from the 2019 fall sports can be found by award name below:
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