Capkovic/Riti Name SLIAC Players of the Week for Sept. 28-Oct.4
MEN'S SOCCER - OFFENSE
Webster University's Mike Riti, a senior from Webster Groves, Mo., has been named the SLIAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 28 - October 4.
Riti, a 6-1 forward, scored three goals, including two game-winning goals, for a total of six points in two games played last week. The three goals were his first of the season, as he helped lead the Gorloks to a 2-0 record for the week.
Riti scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Blackburn College. Then, in a hard-fought game at Fontbonne University, Riti scored in the 59th minute to put his team ahead 1-0. He added another goal to secure the victory in the 70th minute on a header off a long throw-in, as Webster defeated the Griffins 2-0.
After starting the season 0-5, the Gorloks are now 3-5-1 overall and have won their last three games to go 3-0 in conference play.
WOMEN'S SOCCER - OFFENSE
Webster University's Christy Capkovic, a junior from St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville), has been named the SLIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the week of September 28 - October 4. It marks the second time this season that she has received the honor.
Capkovic, a 5-7 forward, had nine goals, two of which were game-winners, and added one assist for a total of 19 points in two games played last week. She scored three goals, including the game-winning goal, and tallied one assist in a 6-0 victory versus Blackburn College.
Capkovic then broke the SLIAC single game record for goals in a game, as she finished with six in the Gorloks' 8-3 win on the road at Fontbonne University. Her single game point total of 12 versus the Griffins also set a new school record at Webster and tied the SLIAC record for points in a single game.