Alva Review-Courier -

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist, the lone Great American Conference school to get a win last week, swept the GAC weekly awards as Alejandro Castillo, Kelvin Chandler and Thomas Ackernecht were all honored Tuesday afternoon by the conference office.

Castillo, a sophomore from Peralta, Spain, was named GAC Offensive Player of the Week after he scored one goal and assisted on another in OBU's triumph over the University of Mary this past Saturday. The midfielder converted from the spot to open the scoring before sliding a thru-ball to Luis Romero for the final tally in a 3-1 affair. It's the first weekly award of Castillo's career.

Chandler, a native of Edmond, earned GAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after going the full 90 minutes against Mary. He helped a defense that limited the Marauders to just two shots for the match, a season-best number for the Bison. The award is the first of Chandler's young career on Bison Hill.

Ackernecht, hailing from Antofagasta, Chile, achieved GAC Goalkeeper of the Week honors after earning his first start and win of the season against Mary. The senior netminder posted a 1.00 goals-against average for the week while facing two shots. This is the third time in Ackernecht's career to be named Goalkeeper of the Week, and the first such honor since earning the weekly laurel on Oct. 11, 2016.

The Bison have had six different players earn GAC weekly awards this season, and this is the second time this season that OBU has swept the awards.

Oklahoma Baptist takes on Southern Nazarene in rivalry action tonight at 7 p.m. from Wes Harmon Field in Bethany.