2009 GNAC Men's Soccer Players-of-the-Week

Charles

Week of Aug. 24-30, Sept. 14-20 and Oct. 19-25: Sam Charles, Montana State Billings (F, 6-4, Sr., Chiswell, England) scored three goals and also had two assists to lead the Yellowjackets to a pair of lopsided shutout victories during the Week of Aug. 24-30. During the Week of Sept. 14-20, Charles scored three goals and also had an assist as the Yellowjackets tied Seattle Pacific 1-1 and defeated Jamestown 3-1. In the latter two games, Charles set GNAC records for most consecutive games with a goal (9) and most consecutive games with a point (11). Charles set the previous record of 8 for games with a goal in 2007. The old record for most consecutive games with a point of 10 was set by Pat Doran of Seattle University in 2002 and equaled by the Redhawks' Alex Chursky in 2004. The goal streak ended at nine, but he eventually extended his streak for games with a point to 15 before it was snapped. In the Week of Oct. 18-25, Charles scored five goals and had an assist in leading the Yellowjackets to their ninth and 10th victories of the season. He had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win at Northwest Nazarene and three goals in a 4-0 victory against Rocky Mountain. The hat-trick was his first of the year and fourth of his career, setting a GNAC record.

Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6: Matt Mitchell, MSU Billings (GK, 5-11, 165, Jr., Thornton, CO - Northglenn) had 17 saves as the Yellowjackets split two road games, losing in overtime to sixth-ranked Cal State L.A. 2-1 and defeating previously unbeaten Cal Poly Pomona 2-0. Mitchell had 11 saves against Pomona, becoming just the second goalkeeper in GNAC history to record 10 or more saves during a shutout joining Ben Dragavon of Western Washington who had 15 saves in a 1-0 overtime win over Chico State on Sept. 10, 2005.

Week of Sept. 7-13 and Oct. 12-18: Tyler Schultz, Seattle Pacific (M, 5-11, 170, So., Scottsdale, AZ - Pinancle) had a pair of goals and an assist as the Falcons stayed unbeaten with wins over Cal State Monterey Bay (3-1) and nationally 20th-ranked Metro State 4-1 during the Week of Sept. 7-13.. He had a goal and assist in the latter game as SPU gained a little revenge for a 4-1 loss to the same team a year ago. During the Week of Oct. 12-18, Schultz scored four goals as the Falcons won two of three games, including a 1-0 win at nationally 17th ranked Grand Canyon and a 4-1 home win against Montana State Billings. Schultz, who netted the game-winner against Grand Canyon, has seven goals and an assist and is tied for sixth in the GNAC in scoring, averaging 1.00 points per contest. He scored both of SPU's goals in its 3-2 road loss at Saint Martin's and had one of their four goals against MSUB.

Week of Sept. 21-27: Chris Andre, Montana State Billings (F, 6-0, Jr., Billings, MT) led the Yellowjackets to a pair of one-goal road victories, including a 2-1 overtime win at Western Washington Thursday. Andre scored a goal in the 106th minute against WWU as MSUB earned its first-ever victory at Bellingham. He then helped lead the 'Jackets to a 1-0 win at Saint Martin's as MSUB grabbed the early lead in the GNAC race.

Week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4 and Oct. 26-Nov. 1: Zac Lubin, Saint Martin's (GK, 6-5, Jr., Bozeman, MT) had eight saves - one short of his career high - and did not allow a goal over the final 71:25 allowing the Saints to rally from a 2-0 deficit to beat Seattle Pacific 3-2 on Oct. 1. . .He earned his second Player-of-the-Week award, making 13 saves and allowing just two goals in a pair of 2-1 wins as the Saints clinched the GNAC title, its first team championship in any sport in the nine-year history of the conference. Lubin ranks second in the conference in save percentage (.724) and saves (3.71). In conference games he is the leader in goals against average (1.22) and save percentage (.775) and ranks second in saves (4.43).

Week of Oct. 5-11: Xan Nixon, Saint Martin's (F, 6-1, So., Seattle, WA - Roosevelt) had an assist on the Saints' game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Western Washington as SMU grabbed the GNAC lead at the halfway point of the conference season. He also scored SMU's only goal and had all four of its shots on goal in a 3-1 loss to Simon Fraser. Nixon leads the GNAC in shots with 51, ranks second in total points with 18 and ranks third in points per game, averaging 1.29 per contest. "Xan has had a great last five games with some great goals and timely passing," SMU coach Rob Walker said. "He's scored against some great opposition in NNU, SPU and his assist on Connor Biggs' go-ahead goal against Western Washington last week really made our day as the Vikings were all over us."

Week of Nov. 2-8: Kellan Brown, Western Washington ( M, 5-7, 140, So., Tacoma, WA - Bellarmine Prep) led the Vikings to a tie and a win, scoring a goal against the University of Mary and earning an assist against Saint Martin's. Brown finished the season as the GNAC's No. 2 point producer (25) and goal scorer (10). "Kellen has continuously found ways to breakdown defenses all season," WWU coach Travis Connell said.

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