Nebraska, Purdue and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Soccer Honors
Huskers’ Schwarz, Boilermakers’ Bova and Scarlet Knights’ Ali, Lynch and McClelland collect final weekly awards of 2021 season
Offensive Player of the Week
Amirah Ali, Rutgers
Sr. – F – Voorhees, N.J. – Eastern Regional – Major: Criminal Justice
• Netted three goals in Rutgers’ two wins last week to close out the Big Ten regular season undefeated
• Scored the match-winning goal in a 2-0 win at Indiana Oct. 21, securing the Scarlet Knights’ first outright Big Ten championship
• Added a career-high two goals at Illinois in Sunday’s regular-season finale, helping RU become the first Big Ten since 2005 (Penn State) to finish conference play undefeated and untied Big Ten team
• Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team last season
• Collects her third career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Offensive Player of the Week: Frankie Tagliaferri (Aug. 31, 2021)
Defensive Player of the Week
Allison Lynch, Rutgers
Jr. – D – Bridgewater, N.J. – Bridgewater-Raritan Regional – Field of Study: Public Health
• Led Rutgers’ defense to pair of road shutouts at Indiana and Illinois last week
• Recorded her first assist of the season and third of her career in the 2-0 win at Indiana on Oct. 21, helping clinch the outright Big Ten championship
• Anchored a Scarlet Knights’ defense that allowed only a single shot on goal in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Illinois
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition in 2020-21
• Secures her second career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week: Becci Fluchel (Oct. 12, 2021)
Co-Goalkeeper of the Week
Marisa Bova, Purdue
Sr. – Hartland, Wisc. – Arrowhead Union – Major: Psychological Sciences
• Registered two shutouts in as many outings and five combined saves last week to help Purdue finish second in the final Big Ten standings, its best conference finish since 2007
• Stopped all three shots she faced against Northwestern on Oct. 21 and both shots on target against Indiana on Sunday
• Twice chosen for Academic All-Big Ten accolades (2019, 2020) and was selected as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar last year
• Secures her fourth career Goalkeeper of the Week honor
• Last Purdue Goalkeeper of the Week: Marisa Bova (Sept. 24, 2019)
Co-Goalkeeper of the Week
Meagan McClelland, Rutgers
Sr. – Kearny, N.J. – Kearny – Major: Supply Chain Management
• Recorded two shutouts on the road last week at Indiana and Illinois, helping Rutgers close out the Big Ten regular season undefeated
• Made four saves in the Oct 21 win at Indiana, a win that locked up the Scarlet Knights’ first Big Ten championship
• Also notched her first career assist in Sunday’s regular-season finale (a 3-0 win at Illinois)
• A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019, 2020)
• Garners her fifth career Goalkeeper of the Week plaudit
• Last Rutgers Goalkeeper of the Week: Meagan McClelland (Oct. 15, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Abbey Schwarz, Nebraska
F – Bennington, Neb. – Roncalli Catholic – Major: Interior Design and Architecture
• Recorded the match-winning goal and added a second-half assist in Sunday’s 2-0 win at Minnesota
• Tallied three shots, all on goal, in the Huskers’ wins last week over Illinois and Minnesota, helping Nebraska close the season with three consecutive victories
• Receives her first career Freshman of the Week citation
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Gwen Lane (April 6, 2021)
2021 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Honorees
Aug. 24
O: Payton Linnehan, Jr., PSU
D: Sara Wheaton, Sr., IOWA
GK: Sami Hauk, So., NEB
F: Kenzie Roling, IOWA
Aug. 31
O: Sarah Griffith, Sr., PUR
O: Frankie Tagliaferri, Sr., RU
D: Nicole Kevdzija, So., PUR
GK: Sami Hauk, So., NEB
F: Riley Tiernan, RU
Sept. 7
O: Kayla Fischer, Sr., OSU
D: Gabby Provenzano, Sr., RU
GK: Megan Plaschko, Jr., MINN
GK: Jordyn Bloomer, Sr., WIS
F: Jordyn Levy, IND
Sept. 14
O: Paige Webber, Jr., IND
D: Makenzie Langdok, Grad., MINN
GK: Katherine Asman, Jr., PSU
F: Sydney Stephens, ILL
F: Jamie Gerstenberg, IND
Sept. 21
O: Emily Mathews, So., PUR
D: Becci Fluchel, So., RU
GK: Lauren Kozal, JR., MSU
F: Naomi Jackson, ILL
F: Kassidy Banks, RU
Sept. 28
O: Sarah Griffith, Sr., PUR
D: Gabby Provenzano, Sr., RU
GK: Jordyn Bloomer, Sr., WIS
F: Kailyn Dudukovich, OSU
Oct. 5
O: Regan Steigleder, Grad., NU
O: Sarah Griffith, Sr., PUR
D: Allison Lynch, Jr., RU
GK: Hillary Beall, Sr., MICH
F: Jordyn Wickes, MSU
Oct. 12
O: Sam Coffey, Sr., PSU
D: Becci Fluchel, So., RU
GK: Lauren Kozal, Sr., MSU
F: Riley Tiernan, RU
Oct. 19
O: Jordan Canniff, Jr., PSU
D: Makenzie Langdok, Grad., MINN
GK: Megan Plaschko, Jr., MINN
F: Riley Tiernan, RU
Oct. 26
O: Amirah Ali, Sr., RU
D: Allison Lynch, Jr., RU
GK: Marisa Bova, Sr., PUR
GK: Meagan McClelland, Sr., RU
F: Abbey Schwarz, NEB
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