Mike Borst of No. 1 Concordia (Calif.) and Armando Rodriguez of McPherson won the NAIA’s Men’s National Player of the Week awards. Lissa Coby of St. Xavier and Brittany Tibbs of Oklahoma City earned NAIA women’s national honors.
MEN
Mike Borst
Borst earned shutouts in the 3-0 win at Hope International and 3-0 win over The Master’s. He has helped Concordia post 720-consecutive scoreless minutes, which is a school record streak.
Armando Rodriguez
The 5-9 sophomore forward from Dallas posted back-to-back three-goal matches in wins for McPherson over Tabor and Ottawa (Kan.). Rodriguez is fourth in the country in scoring (3.40 points/game).
WOMEN
Lissa Coby
Coby played a vital role in St. Xavier’s two league wins with three assists in a 5-0 road win at Cardinal Stritch and two goals and an assist on the game-winning goal in a 4-1 victory over Illinois Institute of Technology.
Brittany Tibbs
Tibbs, a freshman goalkeeper from Kansas City, recorded shutouts against Wayland Baptist and Oklahoma Christian. On the year, Tibbs has a 0.35 goals-against average.