October 31, 2007

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . A pair of Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) soccer players have been recognized by D3kicks.com as part of its Team of the Week for the week ending October 28, 2007. Loras College senior midfielder Katee Whitney (Aloha, Ore./Valley Catholic) was named to the week’s elite team as was Wartburg College sophomore goalkeeper Trent Michael (Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale). Whitney and Michael were recognized by the IIAC earlier in the week as the league’s Women’s and Men’s Soccer Players of the Week.

Whitney scored twice against Luther College in the Duhawks’ regular-season finale in Decorah Oct. 27. She twice sent corner kicks into the back of the net. The first came in the 23rd minute, while the second came nine seconds from the end of overtime for the game-winner. Whitney has scored five goals in 2007. The win secured a perfect 8-0 record in conference play for Loras as well as the top seed in the IIAC Tournament.

Michael ended the week with four wins and a 0.00 goals-against average in over 327 minutes in net for the Knights. He posted complete-game shutouts over UW-Platteville (3-0) and regional power Elmhurst (3-0) and shared shutout wins over IIAC foes Dubuque (3-0) and Simpson (5-0) to drop his season goals-against average to 0.54. Michael has been part Wartburg’s current string of 11 straight wins and seven straight shutouts.

Both Whitney and Michael will be action this weekend (November 2-3) in Dubuque as Loras College hosts the 2007 Iowa Conference Men’s and Women’s Soccer Tournaments. The IIAC Champion Duhawks are the top seed in the women’s bracket, while the Wartburg men are seeded second to host Loras in the men’s bracket.

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