BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University junior mid fielder Lachlan Savage (Canton, Mich./Plymouth Salem) earned GLIAC Men's Soccer "Athlete of the Week" honors after he posted a pair of pivotal game winning goals this past weekend.

Saginaw Valley State junior midfielder Lachlan Savage posted a pair of pivotal game winning goals against Northwood University and Tiffin University this weekend as the Cardinals improved to 8-2-2 in the GLIAC and currently sit in first place in the conference.

Against Northwood on Friday (Oct. 19), Savage found the back of the net for the game winner off of a diving header with just :30 seconds left to play in the double overtime contest. Savage now has eight goals on the year, which is second best on the team and third best in the conference.

Savage was also named SVSU SpringHill Suites Male 'Athlete of the Week' today (Oct. 22) for his performance over the weekend.

SVSU will continue their march for back-to-back GLIAC titles on Friday (Oct. 26) when they travel to Findlay for a 3:30 PM matchup to close out their conference schedule.

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