UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State midfielder Amadou Kouyate earned the first GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week Award of his Cardinal career after a fantastic performance during the final week of the regular season.

Kouyate registered three assists in SVSU's two games, getting things going with a dish on the first goal in a 2-2 draw against Davenport on Wednesday. The goal was scored just 33 seconds into the game. He followed that up with a two-assist outing at Northern Michigan on Sunday. The second-year midfielder booted two perfect corner kicks into the box for Kai Forsyth to head in, giving the Cardinals a 2-0 win over the Wildcats and securing the GLIAC Regular Season Championship.

SVSU earned the bye as the top seed in the GLIAC Tournament and will wait in the semifinals for the winner of the quarterfinals game between Parkside and Roosevelt happening Sunday, November 1. The Cardinals will host the final two rounds, with the semifinals taking place on November 6 and the championship game on November 8.