University of Missouri-St. Louis sophomore midfielder Jon Huelsman and University of Southern Indiana senior goalkeeper Jeffrey Neidlinger have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference men's soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, it was announced by the league office Monday.
Huelsman scored three of the four UMSL goals scored this past weekend as the Tritons recorded 2-1 wins at William Jewell on Friday and No. 8 Rockhurst on Sunday. He tallied both first-half goals in the upset win at Rockhurst. UMSL was held to four shots in the game, all of which were taken by Huelsman. The victory in Kansas City marked the Tritons' second win over a top-10 team in the last 10 days, as they also defeated then No. 4 ranked Drury at home on Oct. 4. The loss gave Rockhurst its first of the 2013 GLVC season and was the second-straight regular season defeat to UMSL as the Tritons beat then-No. 5 Rockhurst 1-0 in overtime at home last year. This is the first weekly honor for the Waterloo, Ill., native. He is the first Triton to be recognized by the league since Patrick Ream was named GLVC Player of the Week on Sept. 24, 2012.