Valpo's Zobeck Records Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honor

INDIANAPOLIS -- Turning in two shutouts on the week, Valparaiso junior goalkeeper Kyle Zobeck (Coralville, Iowa) has been named Horizon League Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, for the week of Oct. 17-23.  The award is the first of Zobeck’s career.

Valparaiso (7-5-3, 3-0-1 Horizon) turned in consecutive 2-0 shutouts last week, blanking IPFW in non-conference play before a key shutout of Milwaukee in a meeting of League leaders on Saturday. With 10 points, the Crusaders sit in a three-way tie atop the Horizon League ladder and are the League’s lone unbeaten team in conference play.

Zobeck did all that was asked of him in the two matches, notching a save in both while directing a stout Valparaiso defensive effort. With his eighth shutout of the year on Saturday, Zobeck set a new Valparaiso single-season record.

Turning in three consecutive shutouts, Zobeck stands atop the League’s goalkeeping statistics, pacing the conference with a 0.76 goals against average and eight shutouts. Zobeck needs two more blankings to move into the top 10 for a single season in Horizon League history.

Valparaiso will be in action twice this week, splitting matches on the road and at home against the League’s two Chicago members. The Crusaders head to Loyola (3-10-1, 1-4-0 Horizon) on Wednesday, Oct. 26, for an 8 p.m. ET match. On Saturday, Oct. 29, Valpo returns home to host UIC (7-4-3, 1-2-1 Horizon). The match will begin at 8 p.m. ET.

Top Performers for the Week:

• Jordan Burt, Butler (So., M) - Burt lifted Butler to a 1-0 win in a non-conference clash at Evansville, assisting on Austin Oldham’s game-winning goal. The sophomore led the Bulldogs with five shots in the match as Butler snapped a four-match winless streak.  
• Jordan Hart, Cleveland State (So., F) - The sophomore notched Cleveland State’s lone goal of the week, putting the Vikings temporarily out front of Green Bay in an eventual 2-1 loss.  
• Cameron Roberts, Detroit (Fr., M) - Making his first career start, Roberts collected the game-winning goal in the closing minutes of a 1-0 defeat of UIC.  
• Tony Walls, Green Bay (Sr., M) - Helping Green Bay notch its third and fourth straight win, Walls drilled the equalizing goal with just over five minutes remaining to help the Phoenix stun Cleveland State, 2-1, on Saturday. With five goals and 14 points, Walls continues to lead the Phoenix.  
• Peter McKeown, Loyola (Sr., GK) - McKeown picked up a rare assist on Loyola’s goal in a 3-1 setback at Wright State. The senior turned in seven saves in the match. 
• Will McAteer, Wright State (So., M) - McAteer picked an opportune time to collect his first collegiate goals, striking twice to lift Wright State to a 3-1 win over Loyola. 

Men’s Soccer Players of the Week:
August 22: Anthony Shepherd, Detroit
August 29: Eric Frazier, UIC
September 5: Austin Oldham, Butler
September 12: Ivan Stanisavljevic, UIC
September 19: Gerardo Saavedra, Milwaukee
September 26: Ivan Stanisavljevic, UIC
October 3: Aaron Adkins, Cleveland State
October 10: Brad Stuver, Cleveland State
October 17: Kyle Zobeck, Valparaiso