Release Date: October 30, 2001

Thanks to a 2-0 win over rival Knox Oct. 27,  junior forward Zach Hampson and sophomore sweeper Mark Allen (Milan, Ill./Sherrard) were named the Midwest Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively.

Hampson (Carbondale, IL/HS) earned coach Rue Carthew's nomination after scoring the game's second goal in a key 2-0 conference victory over Knox Saturday. Hampson, who was injured on the play, took a cross from teammate Ryan Schlegel and drilled it perfectly into the upper corner, moments before a hard tackle injured his ACL and forced him to miss the rest of the game.

Allen, who moved from center midfielder to sweeper this season, directed the Monmouth defense in last weekend’s shutout of Knox. The Scots allowed just eight shots against the Prairie Fire, recording their sixth win in seventh contests.