WICHITA, Kan. — Filip Maksimovic and Sean Holness, both of Bethel College, have earned this week's KCAC Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Oct. 23-29 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
Equity Bank.
Offensive Player of the Week
Filip Maksimovic - Bethel College
Fr. | F | Belgrade, Serbia
Maksimovic recorded his third hat-trick of the season with three first-half goals in the Threshers' 4-0 victory over Sterling. Needing a win to secure their spot in the postseason, the Thresher offense, led by Maksimovic, showed up in a big way during the contest. Maksimovic at one point in the contest had taken four shots, scoring on three of them.
| Game |
gp |
gs |
gpg |
a/g |
pts/g |
sh/g |
sh% |
sog/g |
sog% |
| Oct 25 vs. Sterling W, 4-0 * |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
.00 |
6.00 |
7.00 |
.429 |
5.00 |
.714 |
| Conference |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
.00 |
6.00 |
7.00 |
.429 |
5.00 |
.714 |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
3.00 |
.00 |
6.00 |
7.00 |
.429 |
5.00 |
.714 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Sean Holness - Bethel College
Sr. | GK | London, England
Holness was outstanding in goal for the Threshers in their 4-0 victory over Sterling. The Bethel keeper recorded nine saves, not conceding a goal. One of the biggest saves of the contest came in the second half when he faced a PK following a foul in the box to keep the clean sheet.
| Game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
ga/g |
gaa |
sv/g |
sv% |
| Oct 25 vs. Sterling W, 4-0 * |
1 |
1 |
90:00 |
.00 |
0.00 |
9.00 |
1.000 |
| Conference |
1 |
1 |
90:00 |
.00 |
0.00 |
9.00 |
1.000 |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
90:00 |
.00 |
0.00 |
9.00 |
1.000 |
Previous Winners:
- Week 1 (Aug. 28): Ted Okoroh, Evangel (Offensive) | Marcelo Fuentes, Sterling (Defensive)
- Week 2 (Sept. 4): Mamadou Diarra, Southwestern (Offensive) | KJ Masso, Southwestern (Defensive)
- Week 3 (Sept. 12): Alvaro Quezada, Friends (Offensive) | Jake Goldstein, Bethany (Defensive)
- Week 4 (Sept. 18): Stefan Cvetanovic, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Offensive) | Mika Wernicke, Kansas Wesleyan (Defensive)
- Week 5 (Sept. 25): Ruben Guzman, Sterling (Offensive) | Anthony Morales, Evangel (Defensive)
- Week 6 (Oct. 2): Stefan Cvetanovic, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Offensive) | Filippo Della Pasqua, Ottawa (Defensive)
- Week 7 (Oct. 9): Mamadou Diarra, Southwestern (Offensive) | KJ Masso, Southwestern (Defensive)
- Week 8 (Oct. 16): Abaenya Nundu, Kansas Wesleyan (Offensive) | Yushin Kitada, Friends (Defensive)
- Week 9 (Oct. 23): Ander Bengoetxea, Tabor (Offensive) | Cooper Taylor, Tabor (Defensive)
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