Lake Forest College men's soccer player Gustavo Machado was named Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week on Monday.

Machado helped lead the Foresters to a 3-2 victory at Ripon College on Saturday. The senior midfielder assisted on the game's opening goal in the ninth minute before striking himself to give the visitors a two-score cushion at the 25:56 mark. After a pair of Red Hawk penalty kicks tied the game, Lake Forest netted the winner with 3:27 on the clock.

Machado has now contributed to multiple goals in a game four times this season and leads the team with eight goals and 21 points on the year. He is also tied for sixth in the MWC in goals, ninth in assists (5), and fifth in points.

Saturday's win assured the Foresters (7-7-2, 5-2-1 MWC) a top-four seed in next week's MWC Tournament. They enter Saturday's regular season finale against Knox College in third place with 16 points, two fewer than second-place Illinois College and one more than fourth-place Grinnell College.

MWC Performers of the Week are selected by the sports information directors in the conference. Machado's selction is the first for a Lake Forest player this fall.