Horizon League Men's Soccer Players of the Week (October 16)

INDIANAPOLIS – This week’s Horizon League Offensive Player of the week, Milwaukee forward Evan Conway netted two goals in the Panthers’ defeat of Horizon League-leading opponent, Wright State. Northern Kentucky’s goalkeeper, Jim Barkei claims Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week for a second time this season by leading the Norse to their seventh shutout of the season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | EVAN CONWAY | MILWAUKEE | SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | WHITEFISH BAY, WIS.
Evan Conway (Sophomore/Whitefish Bay, Wis.) had an incredible outing against first-place Wright State, scoring the first goal of the game to get UWM back to even at 1-1. He then topped that with the golden goal in overtime, one of his five shots (4 on goal) in the contest as the Panthers claimed a huge 3-2 win.

2017 Offensive Players of the Week
August 28 – Spiro Pliakos, Detroit Mercy
September 5 – AJ Paterson, Wright State
September 11 – Audi Jepson, Green Bay
September 18 – Alec Phillippe, Wright State
September 25 – Jesus Perez, UIC  
October 2 – Oscar Gonzalez, UIC
October 9 – Peter Becht, UIC
October 16 – Evan Conway, Milwaukee

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | JIM BARKEI | NORTHERN KENTUCKY | R. JUNIOR | GOALKEEPER | DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.
Jim Barkei recorded a season-high 10 saves in the team's 0-0 draw against UIC on Saturday afternoon. The Flames had 22 shots in the match. This was Barkei's seventh shutout of the year, which ranks as the most shutouts in a season for NKU men's soccer in the program's Division I era. He has a 0.803 save percentage and a 0.89 goals allowed average in 2017.

2017 Defensive Players of the Week
August 28 – Freddy Lorenzen, Milwaukee
September 5 – Dan Brown, Belmont
September 11 – Robbie Beckwell, Detroit Mercy
September 18 – Jim Barkei, Northern Kentucky
September 25 – Thomas M’Barek, Cleveland State 
October 2 – Freddy Lorenzen, Milwaukee
October 9 – Sawyer Jackman, UIC
October 16 – Jim Barkei, Northern Kentucky