NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Saint Louis juniors Simon Becher and Patrick Schulte its Men's Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. La Salle's Junior Nare was named Rookie of the Week. The awards, announced Monday and presented by Biosteel, are for games played Feb 22-28.

Becher, a forward from Brooklyn, Conn, scored in both of the SLU's wins last week as the Billikens went 2-0. He tallied his first goal of the season in the 46th minute to put away the 2-0 win against Butler then found the back of the net in a 3-1 win over Xavier with a late strike. Becher is now tied for the team-lead with two goals for the 4- 1 Billikens.

Schulte made six saves during the week as the Billikens went 2-0. The Saint Louis, Mo., product made four stops in a 2-0 shutout victory at Butler for his second shutout of the season and 10th of his young career, before earning the win and making two saves against Xavier. The goalkeeper faced 21 shots overall in the pair of games, with 12 coming on target.

Nare tallied the first goal and assist of his career to help La Salle to a 5-3 win over Mount St. Mary's. The forward from Johannesburg, South Africa, evened the score at 1-1 with his first collegiate goal in the ninth minute. He then assisted on what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the 58th minute as La Salle erased a 2-1 deficit and pulled off the road win.