UNITED STATES -- Graduate student midfielder Owen Smith was named to TopDrawerSoccer's Team of the Week Tuesday after leading the Western Michigan men's soccer team to a NCAA Tournament first round 5-1 win over SIUE and a program record third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament second round.
Smith, the NCAA's assists leader, continued his exceptional play by adding two assists and a goal versus SIUE. During the victory, WMU's five goals marked a new NCAA Tournament single-game program record in goals scored.
In the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Smith would also head in the go-ahead goal against Ohio State University behind assisting teammates graduate student forward Greyson Mercer and junior defender Emiel Nieuwhof.