SLIAC Player of the Week (9/30)

Jared McPeek, Greenville University

McPeek, a sophomore from Mansfield, Ohio, takes home top weekly offensive honors in men's soccer after helping the Panthers to a 2-1 win over Illinois College. The forward played a role in both of the Panthers goals, scoring just 35-minutes into the game to give Greenville the lead. He added an assist on the game-winning goal and finished with three points and four shots in the game. 

Matt Amick, Webster University

Amick takes the SLIAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award after battling Washington-St. Louis in a 1-0 loss. Amick, a junior from St. Louis, Mo., stopped eight shots in the game, playing over 104 minutes in the double-overtime loss. His eight saves in the game were a season-high and he currently ranks 2nd in the SLIAC in goals-against average.

Krystal Kohenskey, MacMurray College

Kohenskey follows up last week's win with a second straight Player of the Week award. The freshman midfielder scored in both of MacMurray's games last week, helping them to one win. Kohenskey netted four goals in a win over Lincoln Chrisitan, doing so on eight shots on goal. She followed that with another goal against Earlham. On the week Kohenskey finished with 5 goals and 10 points, putting 10 shots on goal.

Taryn Benfield, Webster University

Banfield, a freshman goalkeeper, secured Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors after allowing just two goals in two games last week. Banfield stopped 20 of 22 shots she faced on the week, finishing with a .909 save percentage. She played nearly 186-minutes in net, carrying a 0.97 goals-against average, and notched a shutout win over Anderson.

Kamryn Flesner, MacMurray College

Flesner led the Highlanders last week with 50 kills over three matches. She had a high of 19 kills in her team's win over Webster, the program's first such win since 1996. Flesner also recorded a pair of double-doubles and averaged 3.85 kills and 2.54 digs per set while hitting .273 on the week. She added six total blocks and finished with 4.3 points per set.

Megan Schaller, Fontbonne University

Schaller was chosen as the Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Griffins with 82 digs last week. She averaged 5.86 digs per set and totaled a career-high 36 digs against Blackburn. She also added six service aces in four matches on the week.

Abe Ott, Principia College

Ott, a senior from Durango, Colo., picks up his first Player of the Week award this season after being the highest placing runner from the SLIAC at last weekend's H.W. Wright Classic. Ott finished the 8K race in a time of 28:22, finishing 8th overall in a field of 91 runners. 

Kalleigh Linthicum, Webster University

Linthicum grabs her third award this season and second in a row. She was the first to cross the line at the H.W. Wright Classic, completing the 6K race in a time of 24:54. The finish was her third top ten finish this season. With Linthicum pacing the Gorloks, and a field of 71 runners, she helped Webster finish 2nd as a team.