INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit earned the lone result among Horizon League men’s soccer teams, as three squads – Valparaiso, UIC and Cleveland State – narrowly fell to ranked opponents in Friday night matches.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee sophomore midfielder Laurie Bell (Poynton, England) is the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Wright State junior goalkeeper Jacob Bye (Greenfield, Wis.) has earned Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2. The award is the first of both players’ careers.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cleveland State rolled to a dominant win over tournament host Michigan, while Milwaukee collected its second straight Panther Invitational title. Both Detroit and Wright State narrowly fell to nationally-ranked opponents on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee won in stunning fashion to open the Panther Invitational, while Green Bay and Wright State each collected victories on Friday night.

INDIANAPOLIS -- UIC senior midfielder Ivan Stanisavljevic (Belgrade, Serbia) is the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Green Bay senior goalkeeper Ryan Wehking (St. Louis, Mo.) has earned Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Aug. 20-26. The award is the first of Wehking’s career, while Stanisavljevic collects the honor for the fourth time.

INDIANAPOLIS -- All suffering disappoint losses on Friday, Milwaukee, UIC and Detroit rebounded with victories on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, Green Bay, which won its opener, dropped a tight match at home.

INDIANAPOLIS -- On the opening night of the men's soccer season, Cleveland State, Green Bay and Valparaiso came away with results, as the Vikings and Phoenix collected wins, while the Crusaders picked up a road draw.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Parity. It helped build the National Football League. It has given baseball nine different World Series champions in the last 11 years. And certainly, as the 2012 Horizon League men’s soccer season dawns, parity is rampant throughout the conference.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Capping a remarkable turnaround, Wright State has been voted into first place in the Horizon League men’s soccer preseason poll. In a narrow vote that saw the top three teams separated by two points, the Raiders captured the top spot with 40 points. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own squad.

CHICAGO -- Former UIC men’s soccer standout Jay DeMerit, who now stars for the Vancouver Whitecaps, has been named a “First XI” selection for the 2012 Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Game, to be played at PPL Park in Philadelphia on July 25.  The “First XI” selections were compiled from the most fan votes in their positions via online voting, twitter, and text messaging.