ST. LOUIS – Senior James Wypych (Wellington, New Zealand) of the Drake University men's soccer team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, presented by Eagle Bank and Trust Company of Missouri, MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Tuesday, Aug. 30. Wypych was honored for his performance during the period of August 22-28.
Wypych scored a golden goal with less than two minutes remaining in the first overtime session to lift the Drake men's soccer team past CSU Bakersfield, 1-0, Sunday, Aug. 28. Wypych's header came from five yards out off a cross from freshman Antonio Sanchez that provided the game winner and gave the Bulldogs their first win of the season.