ST. LOUIS – A day after being named to the CollegeSoccerNews.com National Team of the Week, Bradley senior defender Walid Kherat (Peoria, IL/Richwoods HS) has been selected the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week, according to an announcement from the league office Tuesday afternoon.
Kherat's latest honor comes after helping the Braves to a 1-0-1 record in a pair of shutout performances last week at Shea Stadium versus Missouri Valley Conference rivals Loyola Chicago and Valparaiso, results that bumped Bradley into second place in the league standings. Not only did he anchor the defensive effort in Bradley's two games last weekend by playing all 190 minutes, Kherat also scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 1-0 win against Valparaiso.