MAC Announces Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Nate Shultz, Akron
Defender
Senior
Mayfield, Ohio
Senior Nate Shultz helped the Zips extend their unbeaten streak to six this past week on the strength of registering a pair of goals to help Akron extend its unbeaten streak to six.
In the Zips' 4-1 victory over No. 1 Michigan State on Wednesday, Sept. 27, Shultz recorded the first multi-goal effort of his career with two goals on his only shots of the game to spark Akron to victory.
The triumph marked highest-rated team the Zips have defeated at FirstEnergy Stadium at Cub Cadet Field since then top-rated Akron handed No. 2 Tulsa a 4-0 setback on Sept. 24, 2010.
The Spartans came into their showdown with the Zips having surrendered only one goal on the campaign and it was Shultz' first tally of the season, a game-winner, in the 16th minute (15:55) that ended Michigan State's run of three consecutive shutouts.
Shultz earned his second tally of the evening in the 45th minute (44:28) off a pair of key inside-out passes for assists from redshirt sophomore Skye Harter (Copley, Ohio) and senior Stuart Holthusen (Auckland, New Zealand) to push Akron's lead at halftime to 2-0.
Defensively, he helped limit Michigan State and Saint Mary's to a combined six shots on goal.
On the season, Shultz owns a pair of goals on three shots and has helped lead Akron defensively to three shutouts."
Other Nominees
Anthony Mwembia, Bowling Green
Goalkeeper
Sophomore
Toulouse, France
Bowling Green sophomore goalkeeper Anthony Mwembia made five saves in BGSU’s lone match last week, a 1-0 win over Duquesne in double overtime. The shutout was his sixth of the season. He now has a goals-against average of 0.69 and a saves percentage of 85.1% this fall. Mwembia has allowed seven goals in 10 matches this season, and two of those seven goals came via penalty kick. For his BGSU career, Mwembia’s GAA is 0.72, while his saves pct. is 83.8%. The Toulouse, France, native has recorded 14 shutouts in 28 career matches at BG.
