DENVER - Houston Baptist's Darrell Johnson and Utah Valley's Mitch Jensen have been named Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for Oct. 10 - 16.
Johnson, a sophomore midfielder from San José, Costa Rica (Alpha Omega Academy (Iowa)), was involved in each of the Huskies' goals over the weekend. He scored HBU's lone goal from 21 yards out in a 2-1 loss on Friday afternoon at San José State. He remained determined to get the Huskies back on track on Sunday, assisting on all three goals in a 3-1 win over UT Rio Grande Valley.
Jensen, a junior goalkeeper from Kaysville, Utah (Davis HS/Western Wyoming CC), earns his second straight player of the week award after posting two more shutouts, this time on the road. On Friday night, he made a pair of saves in a 2-0 win against an Air Force team that came into the match ranked second nationally in goals per game. He followed that up with four saves on Sunday night at UMKC, earning his fourth-straight shutout in his fourth career start at UVU.
Other offensive nominees: Air Force's John Sims scored twice on Sunday afternoon to lead the Falcons to a 3-0 win over CSU Bakersfield … Grand Canyon's Niki Jackson scored two goals in less than a minute to help the Lopes earn a point in a 2-2 draw at UNLV … UIW's Wouter Peters scored twice in Sunday's win at San José State … Seattle U's Sergio Rivas scored the Redhawks' lone goal in a 1-1 tie at UMKC and assisted on Sunday's first goal in a 2-1 win over Grand Canyon … UT Rio Grande Valley's Isidro Martinez scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 loss to Houston Baptist on Sunday … Utah Valley's Paul Hoffmeister recorded his third brace of the season in Friday's 2-0 win at Air Force.
Other defensive nominees: Air Force's Cameron Duley helped lead the Falcons to their fourth shutout of the season on Sunday afternoon against CSU Bakersfield … Grand Canyon's Khadim Seye played all 180 minutes for the Lopes in a draw at UNLV and a close loss at Seattle U … UIW's Jorge Guzman allowed just two goals on the road and made six total saves as the Cardinals split a California road trip … Seattle U's Kyle Bjornethun played all 200 minutes for the Redhawks as SU played to a 1-1 tie at UMKC and earned a 2-1 win at home against Grand Canyon.