(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 27)--Dustin Freitag of Hannibal-LaGrange College has been honored as the American Midwest Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Joe Sagar of McKendree University has collected the league's Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award for Oct. 19-25.

Freitag, a freshman forward from Frankfort, Germany, scored three goals against two nationally-ranked teams last week for the Trojans. Freitag scored twice in a 4-3 Hannibal-LaGrange victory over No. 8-ranked Columbia College. He also had a goal in a 2-1 loss at No. 13 McKendree University.

Hannibal-LaGrange, the No. 25 team in the NAIA, had its nine-match unbeaten string snapped, but the Trojans still own a 9-4-1 overall record.

Sagar, a sophomore goalkeeper from Oldham, England, was undefeated in three conference matches last week. Included in Sagar's trio of victories were a 3-2 decision against No. 25 Hannibal-LaGrange College, and a 2-1 win at home against Park University, which received votes in last week's rating. Sagar also registered a 1-0 shutout victory at William Woods University.

McKendree, which is rated No. 13 in the NAIA, has received six shutouts from Sagar so far in 2009.

OTHERS NOMINATED FOR AMC MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daniele Campailla of McKendree University, Steve Brocks of William Woods University and Lucas Rodrigues Alves of Harris-Stowe State University

OTHERS NOMINATED FOR AMC MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Robert Thibodeaux of William Woods University