INDIANAPOLIS – Quincy University senior forward Jordan Roberts and University of Wisconsin-Parkside senior goalkeeper Marcos Perez have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week in men’s soccer, it was announced by the league office Monday.
Perez finished the weekend with 19 saves, helping UW-Parkside (4-4, 2-4) collect a pair of road shutouts. The goalkeeper played all 90 minutes of each game, making a season-high 12 saves in the squad’s 1-0 victory over USI on Friday night before collecting seven saves in a 2-0 shutout win over host Illinois Springfield. It marked the first time the Rangers posted back-to-back shutouts in GLVC play since 2009 when UW-Parkside downed UIS 3-0 on Oct. 15 and Quincy 2-0 on Oct. 18. On the season, the Kenosha, Wisconsin native has started seven of the team’s eight games, making 33 saves and logging 540 minutes in net. This is the second career honor for Perez as he was also named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9, 2013 – the last time a Ranger standout was honored by the league.