CHICAGO, Ill. – Olivet Nazarene University's Carter Beckman has been recognized as the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.

Beckman not only helped limit the opposition to one goal over two matches last week, but came off the bench to play a key role in two of the team's three goals himself.

The freshman defender was the architect of the Tigers' only goal in a 1-1 tie with Holy Cross College on Wednesday when he stole the ball and laid a crossing pass to a teammate for an easy header. He then opened Saturday's 2-0 win over Roosevelt University with the first goal of his collegiate career, which proved to be the game-winner.

The four-point week enabled Olivet Nazarene to keep its lock on first place in the league standings. The Tigers are now 8-2-1 overall and 6-0-1 in CCAC play.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu