ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Northern Illinois University men's soccer goalkeeper
Atahan Arslan (Ismir, Turkiye) was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team, announced by the league office following the conclusion of the conference tournament.
Arslan made five saves for NIU as the third-seeded Huskies fell to Western Michigan, 2-0, in the tournament quarterfinals. After upsetting the Huskies in the quarterfinals, Western Michigan went on to win the tournament, defeating top-seeded Evansville, 1-0, in the final.
NIU finished the season with an 8-5-4 mark, winning a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title.
MVC All-Tournament Team
Brad Dildy, Belmont
Atahan Arslan, NIU
Edouard Nys, UIC
Alan Alonso, UIC
Crew Alvarez, Drake
Sam DeLong, Drake
Devin Shepherd, Evansville
Andres Escudero, Evansville
Nacho Garcia, Evansville
Mathieu Beuvain, Western Michigan
Alex Lindeworth, Western Michigan
Roni Sylejmani, Western Michigan
Braxton Arpachinda, Western Michigan, MVP