Sept. 26, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer national weekly awards were announced for the week of Sept. 17-23 and Jakob Rittig of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) was selected as the National Defensive Player of the Week while Adrian Rochofski of Mobile (Ala.) was named the NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week.
Rittig, a 5-11 freshman forward from Arhuss, Denmark helped his No. 5 Lindsey Wilson team defeat two opponents last week including No. 4 Lee (Tenn.). First, Rittig notched four markers in the 15-0 win against Pikeville (Ky.). Then, he hit the game-winner in the 71st minute and gave LWU a 2-1 win at Lee. For the week, he had five goals and 10 points in two matches to bring his season total to 10 goals through nine matches.
Rochofski, a 5-10 senior goalkeeper from Langen, Germany played a big part in snapping Auburn-Montgomery's winning streak. Against No. 7-ranked AUM, Rochofski posted nine saves in 90 minutes. He turned away a Senators' penalty kick in the first half to preserve the shutout. In the second game of the week, he shut out Cumberlands (Ky.) 1-0 with six saves. He totaled 15 saves in 180 minutes in two matches.
Offensive Nominees:
Greg Carroll, Notre Dame (Ohio); Nick Weightman, Webber International (Fla.); Armando Rodriguez, McPherson (Kan.); Teja Barkmann, Berry (Ga.); Jon Fielding, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Arnold Lewis, Maine-Fort Kent; Vitor Mantovani, Rogers State (Okla.); Ryan Crawford, St. Francis (Ind.); Troy Watson, Montreat (N.C.); Alex Ponce, Concordia (Ore.); Tim Dew, McKendree (Ill.); Lyall Menzies, Gran View (Iowa); Arturo Vega, Concordia (Neb.)
Defensive Nominees:
Cris Kavinsky, Doane (Neb.); Jay Gentle, Albertson (Idaho); Brenton Saylor, Lambuth (Tenn.); Neil
Thompson, Judson (Ill.); Juan Gamboa, Texas-Brownsville; Alex Mosley, Friends (Kan.); Erik Lefebvre,
Houghton (N.Y.); Gareth Moore, Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.); Emlyn Jacoby, Maine-Fort Kent; Howard
Fisher, Montreat (N.C.); Darren Spong, Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.); Benj Petroelje, Taylor
(Ind.); Chance Walker, Illinois-Springfield
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
WEEK 4:
Offense: Jakob Rittig (Lindsey Wilson) - Fr., F
Defense: Adrian Rochofski (Mobile) - SR., GK
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