DENVER – Seattle U's Declan McGlynn and Grand Canyon's Anthony Munoz have been named Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for October 25 through October 31.
McGlynn, a junior forward from Kirkland, Wash., scored three times on the weekend as the Redhawks picked up home wins over Houston Baptist and Chicago State. On Friday against HBU, McGlynn scored twice in a 4-0 win and then he added his eighth goal of the year in a 4-1 win over Chicago State on Sunday.
Munoz, a senior goalkeeper from Albuquerque, N.M., totaled 15 saves while allowing just one goal as the Lopes earned their second-straight WAC regular season title with wins at California Baptist and Utah Valley. On Thursday at CBU, he made seven saves in 2-1 win to secure at least a share of the conference title. He followed that up with eight saves in a 1-0 win at Utah Valley on Saturday that clinched the title for the Lopes.
Other offensive nominees: California Baptist's Bryan Iliohan scored in each of the Lancers' matches on the week, scoring CBU's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to GCU before scoring the game-winner in a 1-0 win over Air Force … Grand Canyon's Shaun-Chris Joash scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win at Utah Valley on Saturday afternoon … UIW's Koen Vos recorded the brace with both of the Cardinals' goals in a 2-1 win at UNLV on Friday … UNLV's Aedon Kyra helped guide the Rebels to a home split, scoring in each game as UNLV lost 2-1 to UIW before earning a 2-1 win over UTRGV … UT Rio Grande Valley's Martin Tellez scored in back-to-back games as the Vaqueros went 1-1 in a road swing at Dixie State and UNLV … Utah Valley's Aaron Nixon scored his team-high seventh goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Air Force on Thursday.
Other defensive nominees: California Baptist's Gage Rogers made four saves to earn the shutout win on Saturday against Air Force … Chicago State's Joe Bowles made eight saves to secure the clean sheet in a double-overtime draw on Friday night against San José State … UNLV's Miguel Duenas Jr. anchored the Rebel defense with seven saves in a 2-1 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Sunday … Seattle U's Akili Kasim earned his WAC-leading fifth shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over Houston Baptist on Friday … UT Rio Grande Valley's Oliver Padilla made a pair of saves to earn the shutout win on Friday at Dixie State … Utah Valley's Carter Johnson led the Wolverine backline in a 3-0 win over Air Force, adding a goal in his only shot of the match.