Huber Named GLVC Player of the Week; Also Earns soccerMO.com Player of the Week Honors

St. Louis, Mo. – University of Missouri-St. Louis sophomore Colin Huber (Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit) was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week on Monday after helping lead UMSL to an unbeaten weekend against two nationally ranked teams. In addition to the conference honor, Huber was also named Player of the Week by soccerMO.com - a website devoted to soccer in the Missouri.

Huber scored both UMSL goals over the weekend in leading the team to a 1-0-1 record in conference action. On Friday night, Huber scored in the third minute of the game off a header that gave UMSL a 1-0 lead against 25th-ranked Wisconsin-Parkside. UMSL would give up a goal later in the game and the teams settled for a 1-1 tie. On Sunday, Huber again scored UMSL’s lone goal in a 1-0 upset win over 13th-ranked Lewis. Huber took the ball down the left side past one defender, then made a move to get free in the corner and scored passed the goalkeeper for the game’s only score.

On the season, Huber is second on the team with three goals on the year, including two game-winning goals. He is the first UMSL student-athlete to earn GLVC Player of the Week honors this year. The Rivermen as a team are 5-3-1 on the season and 2-3-1 in the GLVC and will be on the road this weekend to play at Rockhurst on Friday night and at Drury on Sunday.