Sept. 19, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Azusa Pacific (Calif.) men's soccer was well represented as it swept both of the NAIA Men's Soccer national weekly awards, announced this afternoon. James Crawford was selected as the National Defensive Player of the Week while Sven Simon was tabbed as the National Offensive Player of the Week, for the week ending on Sunday, Sept. 16.
Crawford, a 6-0, junior goalkeeper from San Diego, Calif., notched his second and third shutouts of the young season. First, he held Cumberlands (Ky.) without a goal and had two saves in APU's 4-0 win. On Saturday, he was part of a defense to blank then-No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ken.) 1-0 on LWU's home field. That match went into overtime as Crawford logged 107 minutes and five saves. On the week, he totaled seven saves and 197 minutes in helping APU move up to No. 2 in the country.
Simon, a 6-1, senior forward from Ruesselsheim, Germany posted two game-winners in the 2-0 week for Azusa Pacific. He had a pair of second-half goals in the win over Cumberlands before the overtime marker in the 107th minute against Lindsey Wilson. That 1-0 win at Lindsey Wilson was the first-ever in the series on the road. Overall, he posted three goals and six points.
Offensive Nominees:
Dave Richards, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Kevin Ten Eyck, Friends (Kan.); Wade Wadsworth, Lambuth
(Tenn.); Brandon Hull, Oklahoma City; Sveinbjorn Jonasson, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Dan Lobene,
Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.); Repton Abrahams, SUNY-Canton; Scott Davidson, Bryan (Tenn.); David Lopez
Cepero, Indiana Wesleyan; Joey Graham, Concordia (Ore.); Ellert Hreinsson, Savannah College of Art &
Design (Ga.); Lyall Menzies, Grand View (Iowa); Chris Hedgecock, Doana (Neb.)
Defensive Nominees:
Brian Schekirke, Morningside (Iowa); David Eguren, Southern Nazarene (Okla.); James Delcastillo,
Corban (Ore.); Michael Houbre, King (Tenn.); Chip Bailey, Ohio Dominican; Justin Martin, SUNY-Canton;
Mike Wentzler, Berry (Ga.); Matt Heiman, Park (Mo.); Santiago Hampton, McKendree (Ill.); Lewis Brooks,
Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.); James Lambley, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.); Gustavo Rocha,
Grand View (Iowa); Scott Terry, Bethel (Ind.)
2007 Composite Award Winners:
WEEK 1:
Offense: Alan O'Connor (Martin Methodist) - Sr., F
Defense: Adam Kramer (California Baptist) - Sr., GK
WEEK 2:
Offense: Ricardo Pierre-Louis (Lee) - Sr., F
Defense: Brandon Cave (Fresno Pacific) - Jr., GK
WEEK 3:
Offense: Sven Simon (Azusa Pacific) - Sr., F
Defense: James Crawford (Azusa Pacific) - Jr., GK
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