D&E Goalkeeper Nock earns Men's Soccer AOTW honors

10.6.14

INDIANAPOLIS - The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has named Senators netminder Daniel Nock the conferences Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week following his performances against Kentucky Wesleyan and Trevecca Nazarene this past week in conference action.

Daniel Nock
Davis & Elkins College (@SenatorNation)
Junior - Goalkeeper
Furth, Germany - Hardenburg Gymnasium Furth
 
Daniel Nock has been named the G-MAC Men’s Soccer Athlete of the Week after helping the Senators post two more conference wins on the road. In the teams trip to Kentucky Wesleyan and Trevecca, D&E came away with a pair of one-goal wins, including an overtime win over TNU to improve to 4-1 in the G-MAC.
 
Nock, who has allowed one goal in winning the last three games all on the road, becomes the first goalkeeper to earn Athlete of the Week honors on the season in the conference. Against Kentucky Wesleyan, Nock went the 90 minutes without allowing a goal, making four saves on nine shots. The Senators scored early in the second half and held on for the 1-0 lead.
 
D&E then traveled to Nashville and captured a 2-1 overtime win over the Trojans. Nock allowed a goal in the 25th minute of the game, but then shut down the attack making five saves on 10 shots, giving his team the chance to tie the game, which they did in the 87th minute, and won the game in the first overtime in the 97th minute.
 
Nock lowered his goals against average to 1.54 per game, ranking him fourth in the conference overall. He is third in the conference with 5.0 saves per game and second with two shutouts in just six games played. However, in conference only action he ranks first in goals against average (0.33) and save percentage (.941).
 
View Daniel Nock’s bio (from SenatorNation.com)