Milwaukee's Bell, Detroit's Steinwascher Collect Horizon League Men's Soccer Weekly Honors

INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee junior midfielder Laurie Bell (Poynton, England) is the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Detroit junior goalkeeper Nathan Steinwascher (Sterling Heights, Mich.) has earned Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 2- Sept. 8.

Milwaukee (2-0-1) opened game one of the 39th Panther Invitational with a 1-1 draw against Drake University before continuing their unbeaten streak with a 2-0 win against Bowling Green State University.

Bell gave Milwaukee’s offense a spark over the weekend, netting a goal in each of the two games. The junior midfielder scored the lone goal against Drake and just fell short of notching the game winner in the remaining seconds of double-overtime after a diving stop by Drake’s goalkeeper. He continued his offensive dominance against the Falcons on Sunday by making a penalty kick, insuring the victory for the Panthers.

In the 38th Annual Mayor’s Cup at Hartwick College, Detroit (0-0-3) tied Cornell 1-1 followed by a 0-0 tie against Robert Morris on Sunday.

In his first game of the weekend, Steinwascher made 10 saves turning aside 18 Cornell shots in an incredible overall performance. On Sunday against Robert Morris, he recorded his second shutout of the year. He finished the weekend with 16 saves, including two key stops against the Colonials early in the match.

UWM makes its first road trip of the year to Chicago, competing against DePaul Friday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. CT. Detroit will host in-state foe Michigan State in a quick turnaround match Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 5:00 p.m. ET on Titan Field.

Top Offensive Performers for the Week:
Brett Elder, Wright State (So., F) – Scored the golden goal in overtime win over Marshall.
Trevor Flynn, Detroit (Jr. MF) – Scored the first goal of the 2013 season for Detroit.
Matt Rickard, Oakland (So.-R, F) – Scored the equalizing goal in the first Horizon League match in school history. He also provided the assist on the only OU goal against Oregon State.
Lawrence Talery, Green Bay (Jr.-R, M) – Assisted on both goals for the Phoenix against Western Illinois University.
Todd Vervynckt, Valparaiso (Sr., M) – Played in nearly every minute of an overtime draw with Oakland and scored the first goal against Michigan State.

Top Defensive Performers for the Week:
Liam Anderson, Milwaukee (Fr., GK) – Remained unbeaten after three games in his career and posted first collegiate shutout with three impressive saves Sunday.
Kyle Ihn, Green Bay (Fr., GK) – Had seven saves in the win over Western Illinois University.
Sean Lewis, Oakland (Sr., GK) – Made two saves against Valparaiso and the game-winning save from short range in double overtime to secure the draw.