BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Mads Konrad Horgøien, Marquette, So., F (Trondheim, Norway)
Konrad Horgøien recorded a career-high five points with two goals and an assist in Marquette’s 4-0 victory over Butler. The sophomore opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute for the eventual game-winner before assisting on the Golden Eagles’ third goal and adding his second tally just over a minute later. The brace was his first of the season and second of his career, while his 16 points this season mark a new career high.
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Matthew Paiva, Akron, Sr., D (Toronto, Ontario)
Paiva helped Akron earn a pair of results against nationally ranked opponents, as the Zips defeated No. 25 Syracuse, 2-1, before battling No. 6 Creighton to a 1-1 draw. The senior anchored an Akron back line that surrendered just two goals across 180 minutes and helped hold Creighton, the nation’s top-scoring offense, to one goal despite the Zips playing with 10 men for the majority of the second half. Paiva also converted the game-tying penalty kick against the Bluejays.
 
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Jonny Mennell, Xavier, Gr., GK (Asheville, N.C.)
Mennell posted back-to-back shutouts while totaling 11 saves across 180 minutes as Xavier went unbeaten on the week. The graduate goalkeeper made four saves in a 4-0 victory over Evansville before turning away all seven shots on goal in a scoreless road draw at Seton Hall. Mennell was the only BIG EAST goalkeeper to record two shutouts during the week, finishing with a 1.000 save percentage and 0.00 goals-against average.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Terrance Reynolds, Georgetown, Fr., M (Brentwood, Tenn.)
Reynolds scored his second goal of the season as Georgetown earned a 3-0 road victory at St. John’s. The freshman helped the Hoyas secure three BIG EAST points while contributing to Georgetown’s shutout victory.
 
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Brett Kaminski, Akron, Jr., GK (Cooper City, Fla.)
Kaminski totaled nine saves as Akron went unbeaten against a pair of nationally ranked opponents. He stopped a penalty kick among his three second-half saves in the 2-1 victory over Syracuse before recording a career-high six saves in a 1-1 draw against Creighton.
 
Noeh Hernandez, DePaul, Sr., M (Bridgeview, Ill.)
Hernandez totaled a goal and two assists for four points across two road matches. He recorded an assist at Louisville before contributing a goal and an assist in DePaul’s 2-1 BIG EAST victory at UConn, scoring the game-winning goal for the Blue Demons. Hernandez finished the week with eight shots.
 
Tate Lampman, Georgetown, Jr., D (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Lampman scored in Georgetown’s 3-0 road victory at St. John’s while helping the Hoyas post a shutout. The Georgetown back line limited the Red Storm to seven shots as the Hoyas improved to 4-0 in league play.
 
Fernando Garcia Gil, Providence, Sr., M (Granada, Spain)
Garcia Gil scored twice in Providence’s 3-3 road draw at Villanova. The senior finished with four points and a game-high six shots in the BIG EAST matchup.
 
Karson Vazquez, Villanova, Jr., M (Winter Garden, Fla.)
Vazquez recorded two goals and an assist for five points in Villanova’s 3-3 draw against Providence. The junior factored into all three Wildcat goals in the BIG EAST matchup and finished the week with nine shots, the most by a BIG EAST player.
 
PAST WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
8.24 – Carter Tavares, Creighton
8.31 – Tomiwa Adewumi, Marquette
9.8 – Alvaro Maneiro, Providence
9.14 – Tomiwa Adewumi, Marquette
9.21 – Allan Juarez, Creighton
9.28 – Matthew Van Horn, Georgetown
10.5 – Remi Agunbiade, Akron
10.12 – Mads Konrad Horgøien, Marquette
 
Defensive Player of the Week
8.24 – Ivar Nå Aga, St. John’s
8.31 – Tate Lampman, Georgetown
9.8 – Matthew Reed, Creighton
9.14 – Tate Lampman, Georgetown
9.21 – Eric Howard, Georgetown
9.28 – Nolan Brice, Xavier
10.5 – Ekene Okeke, Xavier
10.12 – Matthew Paiva, Akron
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
8.24 – Alex Yagudayev, Villanova
8.31 – Brooks Boersma, Butler
9.8 – Alex Yagudayev, Villanova
9.14 – Brett Kaminski, Akron
9.21 – Brooks Boersma, Butler
9.28 – Devin Armstrong, Seton Hall
10.5 – Jonny Mennell, Xavier
10.12 – Jonny Mennell, Xavier
 
Freshman of the Week
8.24 – Carter Tavares, Creighton
8.31 – Tomiwa Adewumi, Marquette
9.8 – Carter Tavares, Creighton
9.14 – Tomiwa Adewumi, Marquette
9.21 – Noah Strellnauer, Georgetown
9.28 – Beckham Williams, Xavier
10.5 – Terrance Reynolds, Georgetown
10.12 – Terrance Reynolds, Georgetow