MIAC Soccer Athletes-of-the-Week
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MIAC Men's Soccer
Athlete-of-the-Week
David Rosenthal, St. Olaf
Burnsville, Minn. / Apple Valley
It was quite a
week for the St. Olaf men's soccer team. The Oles - seeded No. 1 in
the MIAC Men's Soccer Playoffs - captured the conference's
postseason championship thanks to a pair of thrilling victories.
Sophomore David Rosenthal (Burnsville, Minn./Apple
Valley) not only played a huge part in both wins, but he set a new
St. Olaf school record for goals in a season in the process. Thanks
to his clutch Playoff performance, Rosenthal was named the final
MIAC Men's Soccer Athlete-of-the-Week for the 2011 season.
Wednesday,
Rosenthal helped the Oles start strong against No. 4 Augsburg
assisting on the team's first goal and contributing to a 2-1 win to
earn the right to host Saturday's title game. In the championship,
Rosenthal and St. Olaf found themselves down 2-1 to rival Carleton
in the second half, but that's when he took over. Rosenthal scored
the game-tying goal to force overtime at the 65:11 mark. Then in
the extra period, he gained control of the ball from about 30 yards
out, took a few touches and fired the championship-winning shot in
the lower left corner of the net. The two goals gave Rosenthal 14
for the season, which is a new Oles' record, and tied for the most
in the MIAC this season. He also is tied for second in the league
with eight assists, and leads all MIAC players with 36 points.
With the
postseason title, Rosenthal and St. Olaf improved to 16-3-1 overall
and secured an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's
Soccer Tournament. The Oles were the only MIAC team to receive a
bid to the NCAA Tournament. They'll open the postseason Saturday
with a first-round game against Carroll College (Wis.) in a
four-team Regional in Decorah, Iowa. The winner will face the
winner of Luther College and North Park University Sunday for a
spot in the Sweet 16.
Women's Soccer Athlete-of-the-Week
Megan
Favorite, Saint Benedict
Maple Grove, Minn. / Maple Grove
Saint Benedict goalkeeper Megan Favorite (Maple
Grove, Minn.) played like a seasoned veteran last week despite
being just a freshman as the Blazers won a pair of tight games to
capture the 2011 MIAC Women's Soccer Playoff championship. Favorite
was the difference in both games, recording two shutouts in goal
and making 15 saves - including three in a semifinal shootout win -
to help CSB capture the postseason title. Thanks to her outstanding
Playoff performance, Favorite received the final MIAC Women's
Soccer Athlete-of-the-Week award for the 2011 season.
Tuesday, Favorite made seven saves to keep No. 4 Macalester off the
scoreboard for all of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods
to send the game into a shootout. There, she didn't allow the Scots
to score either with three big saves as the Blazers converted two
of their penalty kicks to win and advance. The freshman keeper came
up big in Saturday's championship game against No. 3 Concordia,
making eight saves to earn another shutout victory as CSB scored
just before the buzzer at the end of the first overtime period to
win the game and the title. Overall, she played 209:58 plus a
shootout in the net without allowing a goal. This season,
Favorite's 0.47 goals against average and .911 save percentage
ranked first in the MIAC. She tied for third in the league with
nine shutouts in 15 games and the star freshman ranked sixth in
saves (72) and saves per game (4.80).
Thanks to their two MIAC Playoff victories, Favorite and the
Blazers improved to 12-6-2 this season and added the postseason
title to their regular season co-championship. CSB also received
the MIAC's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's
Soccer Tournament, which begins this weekend. The Blazers will
travel to a four-team regional in Dubuque, Iowa, where it will meet
Carroll College (Wis.) in the opening round. The winner will face
the winner of the Loras/Hanover game on Sunday for the right to
advance to the Sweet 16.
Courtesy of
MIAC
