INDIANAPOLIS - With quarterfinal wins on Saturday, Cedarville and Ohio Dominican earned Great Midwest Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors, announced Tuesday morning.
Cedarville, Ohio Dominican, Ohio Valley and Tiffin make up the field of four that advances to the semifinals on Thursday in Columbus.
Offensive Player of the Week
Mark Rowan
Forward
Junior
Chickamauga, GA (Homeschool)
Cedarville put up six goals to roll past Kentucky Wesleyan in the quarterfinal round, 6-1. Mark Rowan scored two goals including the first of the match for the Yellow Jackets. He was one of two Cedarville players to total two goals on the day, as Victor Pomelli also recorded two.
Rowan helps power the Cedarville offense, that ranks third-best in the league in scoring with an average of 2.56 goals per match. Individually, Rowan ranks sixth in the conference in goals with six on the season. He is also one of nine players in the league to have two game-winning goals this season.
The Yellow Jackets are set to face Tiffin in the semifinals on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Defensive Player of the Week
Harry Castella
Goalkeeper
Freshman
London, England, U.K. (Winston Churchill HS)
Ohio Dominican shutout Lake Erie, 2-0, to advance to the conference semifinals. Harry Castella picked up the win in goal with five saves.
The Panthers allow an average of only one goal per game, the third-best goals allowed average in the league. Individually, Castella has the third-best goals allowed average, allowing .981 goals per game. He leads the conference in save percentage at .817 and has a total of 49 saves on the season.
The Panthers will take on Ohio Valley on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET.