Midwest Roundup - Week 5

By D3soccer.com Contributors

North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

This week’s NCAC action was highlighted by DePauw (7-1-2 / 2-0-0) ending Kenyon’s (8-1-0 / 1-1-0) perfect season in a 1-0 thriller in overtime.

Allegheny (2-6-2 / 1-0-1) held off Wittenberg (3-7-2 / 0-2-0) in double overtime while Denison (9-0-1 / 1-0-1) held on to defeat Hiram (5-4-2 / 1-1-0) in overtime.

Ohio Wesleyan (8-2-2 / 1-0-1) got their first conference win against Wabash (8-2-1 / 0-1-1). Oberlin (7-3-0 / 1-1-0) defeated Wooster (2-8-1 / 0-2-0).

Player of the Week: F - Brian Schaefer (Sr.) - Ohio Wesleyan

Women

Denison (10-0-0 / 2-0-0) remained perfect after defeating Hiram (3-8-0 / 0-2-0). The Big Red are impressive this season as they win their tenth straight game.

Wooster (9-2-1 / 2-0-0) defeated Oberlin (5-4-1 / 0-2-0). DePauw (5-4-1 / 2-0-0) looked strong in a win over Kenyon (7-5-0 / 1-1-0). Allegheny (2-7-1 / 0-0-1) and Wittenberg (5-4-2 / 0-1-1) remained deadlocked after double overtime and settled for a draw.

Player of the Week: D - Carly Joliat (Sr.) - Wooster

Southern Athletic Association (SAA)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

Oglethorpe (7-2-1 / 2-0-0) handled Sewanee (4-7-1/ 0-2-0) in a 6-1 rout, which puts them in first place in the standings. Millsaps (8-2-0 / 2-0-0) held on to beat Hendrix (1-6-3 / 0-1-1) in double overtime, giving the Majors a share for the top spot early in the conference slate.

Rhodes (4-3-3 / 0-0-2) came to a draw with Birmingham Southern (8-1-2 / 0-1-1).

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Martin Edelman (Sr.) - Oglethorpe
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Nico Roth (Sr.) - Miilsaps

Women

Midweek games saw Berry (6-2-1 / 1-0-0) defeat Oglethorpe (1-5-0 / 0-1-0). The Vikings are unblemished in conference. Rhodes (6-3-1 / 1-0-0) defeated Hendrix (6-3-1 / 0-1-0) on Wednesday to sit tied for first place.

Saturday saw Rhodes (7-3-1 / 2-0-0) defeat Birmingham Southern (6-4-0 / 1-1-0), Hendrix (7-3-1 / 1-1-0) defeated Millsaps (2-8-1 / 0-2-0), and Sewanee (5-3-2 / 1-0-1) defeated Oglethorpe (1-6-0 / 0-2-0).

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Tyler Edell (Sr.) - Sewanee
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Kelsey Sweeney (Jr.) - Rhodes

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

Westminster (Mo.) (8-1-0 / 2-0-0) beat Iowa Wesleyan (3-7-0 / 0-2-0) by running away 13-0. The Bluejays have now won eight straight games. Spalding (5-6-0 / 2-0-0) defeated Principia (1-6-1/ 1-1-1) in a 2-1 contest to keep a perfect conference record.

Greenville (5-7-0 / 2-0-0) defeated Blackburn (3-5-2 / 1-1-0). Webster (2-7-2 / 1-0-1) defeated Eureka (5-4-0 / 0-3-0).

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Blake Hausma (So.) - Westminster (Mo.)
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Austin Pierce (Jr.) - Webster

Women

Webster (6-4-0 / 2-0-0) ran away from Eureka (3-8-1/ 0-3-0) in a 13-1 blowout. The Gorloks continue to look like the team to beat.

Westminster (Mo.) (4-4-1 / 2-0-0) cruised past Iowa Wesleyan (0-7-1 / 0-2-0) by a score of 10-0. Greenville (5-3-3 / 2-0-0) defeated Blackburn (4-5-0/ 1-1-0).

Spalding (4-3-2 / 1-0-1) came to draw with Principia (3-6-1 / 1-1-1). Both teams look poised for runs at a postseason berth.

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Tymber Gabbert (Jr.) - Greenville
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Clarice Bruch (So.) - Principia

Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

The Capital Crusaders (4-6-0 / 2-0-0) ended a four-match skid in high style last week, winning their league opener with a 3-1 decision over Mount Union (6-3-1 / 1-1-0), followed by a 1-0 victory over Muskingum (3-7-0 / 0-2-0) this week. They are tied for first with perennial league power Ohio Northern (8-2-0 / 2-0-0) who posted six goals combined in wins over John Carroll (6-3-1 / 1-1-0) and Wilmington (2-8-0 / 0-2-0). A logjam follows with six schools sitting at 1-1.

Athlete of the Week: F - Taylor Reasoner (Sr.) - Marietta

Women

The first week of conference play saw Wilmington (7-3-0 overall), Baldwin Wallace (6-3-1), Otterbein (5-4-0), Capital (5-4-0) and Ohio Northern (4-5-1) gain wins. The Quakers and Marietta scored all four of their goals over the final 40 minutes of play with WC taking a 3-1 decision; Otterbein’s 2-0 victory over Heidelberg (4-6-0) kept the Cardinals’ recent roll of five wins in six matches going; B-W rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to turn back Muskingum (1-8-1) 3-1; the Crusaders scored less than three minutes from the end to hold off Mount Union (4-6-0) 3-2; and ONU picked up a pair of goals from forward Rachel Weigman in a 3-0 victory over John Carroll (2-7-1).

Of the five tied for first, Wilmington and Ohio Northern go head-to-head on Wednesday.

Athlete of the Week: GK - Emily Tallmadge (Sr.) - Baldwin Wallace

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

The standings have the early makings for a photo finish. Five schools are separated by just one match part way through the second week of play. Hanover (6-4-0 / 2-0-0) is the early clubhouse leader behind victories over Earlham (4-5-0 / 1-1-0) and Bluffton (0-9-0 / 0-1-0), as Brazilian netminder Rafael Di Maio didn’t surrender a goal in the 180-minute span.

The trio of preseason favorite and defending champion Rose-Hulman (6-2-2 overall), Franklin (4-5-1) and Transylvania (4-2-4) lurk just a half-match out of first at 1-0-0, while Manchester (4-4-2) and Earlham are each 1-1-0.

Player of the Week: F - Dominic Isadore (So.) - Hanover

Women

Anderson (9-1-0 / 2-0-0) and Franklin (6-3-0 / 2-0-0) moved through the second week of conference action unbeaten on the women’s side of the ledger with 1-win Hanover (6-4-0 / 1-0-0) playing Wednesday.

Allyson Salyer notched back-to-back shutouts of Bluffton (4-6-0 / 0-2-0) and Earlham (1-5-1 / 0-1-0) to guide the Ravens, while the Grizzlies thwarted Mt. St. Joseph (5-4-1 / 1-1-0) and Transylvania (2-6-2 / 0-1-1) by identical 1-0 scores with a pair of double overtime strikes from Maddie Fleet, the HCAC scoring leader, and with Kelsey Brunsman leading the way, and the Panthers rolled past Bluffton 5-0 as part of a week in which they tallied 12 goals.

Player of the Week: F - Helena Bomber (Jr.) - Rose-Hulman

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

The men’s standings are murky (as are the women's) with Loras (6-3-1 / 2-0-0), Dubuque (7-2-1 / 2-0-0) and Luther (6-2-2 / 2-0-0) holding the lead going into week three. Beyond the three unbeatens, Central (4-6-0 / 1-1-0) and Wartburg (7-3-0 / 1-1-0) are just a match back in a tie for fourth. The group sitting atop the standings has done so in strong fashion with the Duhawks posting a pair of shutouts behind sophomore goalkeeper Jacob Peterson; the Norse piling up 11 goals; and the Spartans out-scoring the opposition 7-1.

A “Sort ‘Em Out Weekend” might be on the horizon, as Loras pays a visit to Wartburg for what, in recent history, has been one of the league’s top soccer clashes and Central is at UD on Saturday’s schedule.

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Zubeen Azari (Sr.) - Wartburg
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Kevin Krueger (Sr.) - Wartburg

Women

Luther (9-1-0 / 2-0-0) holds the conference lead into week three. The Norse women have been a tough puzzle to solve for opposing offenses with a pair of clean 90-minute sheets to their credit in wins over Buena Vista and Coe with junior goalkeeper Lauren Thormodsgard earning the honors in each case.

It appears as if the postseason tournament top seed and overall picture will be in question to the wire, as Loras (6-2-2 / 1-0-1) and Central (6-3-1 / 7-3-1), fresh off their tie last weekend, sit second behind Luther. Lurking just a match back in the loss column are the surprising Coe Kohawks (9-1-0 / 1-1-0) who upset perennial loop power Wartburg in their last IIAC outing, the Knights (5-4-1 / 1-1-0), and Dubuque (7-2-1 / 1-1-0). The Dutch offense will be on the radar for several conference schools after rolling up single-match records in shots (70), shots on goal (39) and shot margin (70-2) in a 13-0 defeat of non-conference foe Crown on Tuesday.

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Melisse Chasse (Jr.) - Luther
Defensive Player of the Week: GK - MJ Winterer (So.) - Coe

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