All-Americans Olivia Galas (Volleyball) and Elexis Martinez (Women's Basketball) were named co-Female Athletes of the Year. All-American Inaki Aldao (Men's Soccer) and multiple school record holder Riley Baasch (Baseball) garnered co-Male Athlete of the Year accolades. Shortstop Josh Vaughan (Baseball) was recognized as the Male Academic Athlete of the Year. Shortstop Ellie Bliemeister and guard Jamie Winkler were honored as co-Female Academic Athletes of the Year.
Oumar Sissoko put Bellevue on the board with a golazo bicycle kick and Alvaro Capra scored for the third straight game in double overtime to lift the Bruins to a 2-1 win over host MNU in the NAIA Opening Round.
Bellevue will face McPherson at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 22 in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament from Pioneer Field on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene in Olathe, Kan.
Senior Inaki Aldao was named the NAIA National Offensive Player of the Week for his performances last week in helping the Bruins to the Association of Independent Institutions title in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Inaki Aldao, after scoring a pair of goals against Midland on Saturday, has been named the A.I.I. Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the fourth time this season.
Inaki Aldao scored a hat trick to run his season total to 18 goals, overtaking head coach Mark Heath-Preston for the most in a single-season, as the Bruins defeated Kansas Wesleyan 5-0.
Toby Millward has been named A.I.I. Player of the Week for the second-straight week after scoring three goals and four assists in leading the Bruins to a pair of wins.
Andy Wilkinson scored two of BU’s three set piece goals, with Toby Millward providing the other and three assists, as BU scored a 4-1 win at Mount Marty.