Chicago, Ill. - Junior Pineda-Alcala of men's soccer and Grace Yager of women's soccer are the recipients of Scarlet Hawk of the Week honors for the week of October 5th.

Pineda-Alcala, a sophomore midfielder and Architecture major from Chicago, Illinois, found the back of the net twice in a week where the Scarlet Hawks went 1-0-1 in NACC contests. Pineda-Alcala scored both of his goals in a home tie against first-place Lakeland University on October 7th, contributing 4 points with 5 shots, 4 of which were on goal, in just 45 minutes of play. For the week, Pineda-Alcala fired 7 shots, 5 on frame, scoring 2 goals and totaling 4 points, in 107 minutes of action.

Yager, a sophomore defender and Biomedical Engineering major from Las Vegas, Nevada, was able to get it done on both sides of the field last week for Illinois Tech Women's Soccer. Yager scored 1 unassisted goal with 1 shot on goal in a 7-1 win at Lakeland University on October 7th, playing 48 minutes. She then contributed a highlight bar down goal in a 2-0 win against Wisconsin Lutheran College on October 10th at Stuart Field, playing 75 minutes. She also continued to be a factor on the back line as part of a Scarlet Hawk defense that allowed just 3 goals over three games and reminds at the top of the NACC in many defensive categories. For the week, Yager totaled 211 minutes, 2 goals, 4 points, 3 shots, and 3 shots on goal.