NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Elmhurst's Noah Backhaus and North Central's Marco Soto were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Soccer Players of the Week on Tuesday.

Backhaus, a sophomore midfielder from Zionsville, Indiana and Zionsville High School, tallied two goals and four assists for the 2-0-0 Bluejays last week. He scored a goal and had three assists in a 4-2 win over 19th-ranked Wheaton at home on Saturday. Backhaus also had one goal and an assist in a 5-0 shutout of Olivet on Wednesday.

Soto, a senior goalkeeper from Summit, Illinois and Argo High School, won his second-straight CCIW Defensive Player of the Week honor following his performance in a 1-0, 2-overtime shutout at Millikin on Saturday. Soto made nine saves while playing all 107 minutes and 48 seconds of the contest.

2019 CCIW Men's Soccer Players of the Week

Offense
Noah Backhaus - Elmhurst (10/1/19)
Shea Connell - Carroll (9/24/19)
Keegan Thompson - Elmhurst (9/17/19)
Peder Olsen - North Park (9/10/19)
Peter Whallon - Wheaton (9/3/19)

Defense
Marco Soto - North Central (10/1/19)
Marco Soto - North Central (9/24/19)
Hasten Biddlecome - Wheaton (9/17/19) 
Alex Ruckstaetter - Illinois Wesleyan (9/10/19)
Hasten Biddlecome - Wheaton (9/3/19) 
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.