NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton’s Marshall Hollingsworth and Ben Bakke were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Soccer Players of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Hollingsworth, a senior forward from Libertyville, Illinois and Libertyville High School (Business/Economics major), totaled three goals and two assists as the Thunder went 2-0-0 against CCIW competition last week. He scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 72nd minute, of a 4-1 win against 18th-ranked Carthage on October 14. Hollingsworth also converted a penalty kick goal and added an assist on Stephen Golz’ goal in the 50th minute of a 4-0 shutout against Illinois Wesleyan on October 17.
 
Bakke, a sophomore defender from Minneapolis, Minnesota and Minnehaha Academy (Business/Economics major), aided the Thunder defense in their two CCIW wins last week. Carthage was held to just one goal and four shots on goal in the Wheaton win on October 14. The Thunder tallied their sixth shutout of the season against Illinois Wesleyan on October 17 as Bakke also assisted on Stephen Golz first goal of the match in the 48th minute.
 
2015 CCIW Men's Soccer Players of the Week
 
Offense
Marshall Hollingsworth – Wheaton (10/20/15)
Austin Bitta – Carthage (10/13/15)
Alec Gnass – Elmhurst (10/6/15)
Zach Solorio – Millikin (9/29/15)
Pedram Tahmi-Masoleh – North Park (9/22/15)
Marshall Hollingsworth – Wheaton (9/15/15)
Pedram Tahmi-Masoleh – North Park (9/8/15)
 
Defense
Ben Bakke – Wheaton (10/20/15)
Jon Borzick – North Central (10/13/15)
Ricky Pimentel – North Park (10/6/15)
Craig Kym – Illinois Wesleyan (9/29/15)
Chris Tomuta – North Park (9/22/15)
Ross Knezovich – Illinois Wesleyan (9/15/15)
Nick Abel – Millikin (9/8/15)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2014-15 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,500 academic all-conference recipients, 19 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 46 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 102 all-Americans.