INDIANAPOLIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis senior midfielder Leo Sowa and McKendree University sophomore goalkeeper Anthony Swenson have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week in men’s soccer, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Leo Sowa, Missouri-St. Louis
Sr., MF, Berlin, Germany
Major: Sport Management
Team Results: 2-2 T (2OT) at Northwood (8/25) | 5-2 W vs. Upper Iowa (8/28)
- Totaled six points on the weekend, beginning with the season’s first goal in a draw against Northwood
- Scored two goals within 5:28 of each other in win over Upper Iowa
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Tritons’ Offensive Player of the Week: Magnus Andersen (10/14/19)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anthony Swenson, McKendree
So., GK, Dover, Minn.
Major: Marketing
Team Results: 2-0 W at Ohio Dominican (8/25) | 2-0 W vs. #15 Lake Erie (8/27)
- Registered two shutouts to begin the season in his first two collegiate starts
- Recorded two saves in each game, only seeing seven shots against No. 15 Lake Erie
- McKendree’s 2-0-0 start is its first under Scott Gyllenborg and first since 2013
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Defensive Player of the Week: Pachu Cortazar (10/21/19)