DENVER - Utah Valley's Skyler Milne and UT Rio Grande Valley's Leo Castillo have been named Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for Aug. 29 - Sep. 4.
Milne, a senior forward from Bluffdale, Utah (Brighton HS), kept the 18th-ranked Wolverines undefeated, scoring three goals in a pair of wins in Illinois. On Friday against Evansville, he scored twice to record the brace, adding an assist, as UVU earned a 4-2 win. He continued the strong weekend on Sunday, scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Bradley en route to Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic MVP honors.
Castillo, a senior goalkeeper from Houston (Tyler JC), made five saves to earn his first shutout of the season and the third of his career in a 1-0 win over Presbyterian. He now holds a 0.45 goals-against average in 200 minutes in goal.
Other offensive nominees: UT Rio Grande Valley's Jaakko Hietikko scored his first career goal in a 1-0 win over Presbyterian.
Other defensive nominees: Incarnate Word's Jorge Guzman played 180 minutes between the pipes for UIW, allowing just two goals as the Cardinals fell twice in upstate New York … Utah Valley's Elliott Rubio was named to the All-Tournament team at the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic after earning a pair of wins for the Wolverines.