PEORIA, Ill. -- Senior goalkeeper Chris Dunsheath (Rockford, Ill./Boylan) has been named the Prairie Farms Missouri Valley Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week according to an announcement by the league office Thursday afternoon.

Dunsheath, who was named the Valley's Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, made nine saves in two victories last week, while helping the Braves to their first Valley regular-season championship since 1998. He began the week by stopping five shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win against Illinois-Chicago. The lone goal for the Flames was scored on a penalty kick.

He made four more saves Saturday at Missouri State in a 1-0 victory that clinched the outright Valley regular-season title. Saturday's shutout also was Dunsheath's 10th of the season and improved his career total to 26.5. The 10 shutouts this year breaks his own single-season school record of 9.0 set in 2002, and the 26.5 career shutouts broke the Valley career record, previously held by Missouri State's Mark Modersohn, who recorded 26.0 shutouts from 1997 through 2000. An accouting major, Dunsheath owns a 3.50 cumulative grade point average.

To qualify for Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a one-week period.

Dunsheath and the Braves return to action Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Shea Stadium against Drake in the semifinals of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.