Jisa Honored as Independent Player of Week

September 18, 2012

Nebraska Wesleyan junior soccer player Kyle Jisa has been named this week’s Association of Division III Independents (AD3I) men’s soccer Player-of-the-Week.

Kyle JisaJisa (Lincoln, Neb.) had game-winning goals in both matches on the week as Nebraska Wesleyan went 2-0 and extended their winning streak to three games. In the win over Simpson College on Sept. 12 he scored in the first overtime period for the 3-2 victory.

In the home opener against Coe College on Sept. 16, Jisa got a goal from 18-yards out to break a 0-0 tie that propelled the Prairie Wolves to the 3-0 win.

After missing all of last season with injury, Jisa has scored three goals already in 2012 recording one goal in each of the last three victories.

Nebraska Wesleyan (3-2-1) will take its three game winning streak back on the road this weekend for a pair of matches. NWU opens GPAC play with a match at Northwestern College on Saturday, then takes on Carleton College on Sunday in a non conference match.