INDIANAPOLIS -- UIC junior midfielder Slobodan Aleksov (Belgrade, Serbia) is the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Detroit sophomore goalkeeper Nathan Steinwascher (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and Milwaukee freshman keeper Connor Revsbeck (Lakeville, Minn.) have been named Co-Defensive Players of the Week for the week of Oct. 8-14. The award is the first of Aleksov’s and Revsbeck’s career, while Steinwascher is collecting the honor for the second time this season.
UIC (6-5-2, 2-1-1 Horizon) moved into second place in the Horizon League with a 3-1 win over Loyola to open the week before stepping into non-conference play and picking up a 3-1 road victory at Drake. Detroit (6-6-0, 3-0-0 Horizon) remained in first place in the conference with a 2-0 triumph at Wright State after a 1-0 setback at Michigan State. Milwaukee (6-4-2, 1-0-2 Horizon) won its lone match of the week, a 1-0 road win at Wisconsin.
Aleksov scored two goals in the first seven minutes of UIC’s win over its intra-city rival. The goals were the first two of his career with the first coming on a left-footed blast and the junior following up 90 seconds later with a finish off his right foot.
In the Flames’ road win at Drake, Aleksov netted the game-winner in the 75th minute, converting a strike from the top of the 18-yard box. The victory moved UIC to 5-1-1 over its last seven matches.
Steinwascher made 11 saves across the two matches, including six as the Titans collected a key road win at Wright State. The lone goal allowed by the sophomore came off a rebound with Detroit battling a man down to Michigan State. Steinwascher’s 56 saves are second in the Horizon League, while his three shutouts are tied for second.
Revsbeck made his first collegiate start a memorable one, tallying five saves in the Panther’s 1-0 victory at Wisconsin. The win was the first for Milwaukee over the Badgers since 2005, while Revsbeck became the first UWM keeper to record a shutout in his first career start since 2003.
UIC will head north for its lone match of the week, traveling to Green Bay for an 8 p.m. ET contest on Saturday, Oct. 20. Detroit will head to Kalamazoo, Mich., for a non-conference match on Wednesday, Oct. 17, before returning home to host Valparaiso on Sunday, Oct. 21. The Titans and Crusaders will kick off at 3 p.m. ET. Milwaukee will host Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday, Oct. 16, live on the Horizon League Network beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The Panthers will head to Cleveland State on Saturday, Oct. 20, with HLN carrying the match live at 7 p.m. ET
Top Offensive Performers for the Week:
Admir Suljevic, Cleveland State (Sr., F) - Potted the equalizing goal in CSU’s 2-1 win over Wright State before assisting on the game-winner in overtime.
Jamie Bladen, Milwaukee (Sr., D) - Helped Milwaukee to a 1-0 win at Wisconsin, scoring the game-winner in the second half.
Charles Barden, Valparaiso (Jr., MF) - Scored Valpo’s goal in a 1-1 draw with DePaul, his first of the season.
Top Defensive Performers for the Week:
Brad Stuver, Cleveland State (Sr., GK) - Posted his Horizon League-leading sixth shutout of the year in CSU’s 0-0 draw with Valpo.
Kyle Zobeck, Valparaiso (Sr., GK) - Made six saves in Valpo’s scoreless draw with Cleveland State.
Men’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 20: Ivan Stanisavljevic, UIC
Aug. 27: Laurie Bell, Milwaukee
Sept. 3: Adam Bedell, Detroit
Sept. 10: Adam Bedell, Detroit
Sept. 17: Adam Bedell, Detroit
Sept. 24: Derek Zuniga, Wright State
Oct. 1: Laurie Bell, Milwaukee
Oct. 8: Slobodan Aleksov, UIC
Men’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week:
Aug. 20: Ryan Wehking, Green Bay
Aug. 27: Jacob Bye, Wright State
Sept. 3: Max Nimmo, Green Bay
Sept. 10: John Shakon, Milwaukee
Sept. 17: Nathan Steinwascher, Detroit
Sept. 24: Zach Kaleta, UIC
Oct. 1: Brad Stuver, Cleveland State
Oct. 8: Nathan Steinwascher, Detroit
Connor Revsbeck, Milwaukee
