INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. | Great Lakes Valley Conference - As No.12 McKendree University men's soccer heads into the GLVC Championship Semifinal on Friday evening, the Bearcats garnered a plethora of postseason honors with sophomore goalkeeper Christian Herluf collecting Goalkeeper of the Year honors and senior defender Matteo Schubert adding Defensive Player of the Year laurels with six All-GLVC team selections, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. The Bearcats were headlined by the two major awards while also getting two First Team nods in senior midfielder Philipp Schmidt and freshman defender Philipp Muehlhans while Herluf, Schubert, freshman forward Adam Reiniger, and freshman midfielder Matthaeus Hirschmann all received Second Team selections. McKendree is out in Creve Coeur, Missouri for their next postseason battle against Maryville in the GLVC Championship Semifinal at 4:00PM on Friday, November 15. 

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
#1 Christian Herluf | Sophomore | Odder, Denmark
Herluf, a second team selection in back-to-back seasons, claimed McKendree's first GLVC Goalkeeper of the Year honor behind stone-wall performances throughout the season, which included a league and NCAA DII-leading shutout total (12) as well as a GLVC-leading Goals Allowed Average at .391 (2nd in NCAA DII) and Save Percentage. The sophomore keeper also set another program feat, taking over the all-time shutout mark earlier on the year. Overall, Herluf has more than proven his abilities in net, helping produce 24 wins, 13 draws, with 26 being clean sheet outings for the Bearcats. He sits with a career save percentage of .856, 26 shutouts, and 89 saves in 39 appearances, so far. 

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
#33 Matteo Schubert | Fifth Year Senior | Defender | Salzburg, Austria
Schubert caps-off his career with the Bearcats' first Defensive POTY selection after showing out in all seasons with the Bearcats and becoming a staple in the function of the defense. He has totaled two goals and four assists on the campaign with one game-winner, which came in the 1-0 win over UMSL in the quarterfinal on November 10. Schubert has tallied nearly 8000 minutes in his career with over 1600 coming this year, helping lead a defense which has allowed just seven goals (0.39/game) with a .667 shutout percentage. Schubert tallied a second team selection for a second consecutive season while obtaining his first major award.