BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Rachel Corboz, Georgetown, So., M
Corboz totaled seven points off two goals and an assist last week, helping the Hoyas to go unbeaten (1-0-1) in a pair of home contests. The sophomore scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 win over Xavier on Wednesday, before having a hand in both goals in a 2-2 double-overtime draw against Marquette on Sunday. Corboz provided the assist in Taylor Pak’s goal in the 44
th minute before chipping in her own score in the 66
th. Corboz leads Georgetown with 23 points this season, ranking third in the BIG EAST.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Sarah Gorden, DePaul, Sr., D
Gorden helped limit St. John’s high-powered offense to just one goal over 110 minutes of action on Sunday in a game that ended in a draw. DePaul outshot St. John’s 15-12, allowing just four shots to be on target. The Blue Demons also held a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks. The DePaul defense has allowed just three goals in conference play, the least by any BIG EAST squad.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Diana Poulin, St. John’s, Jr., GK
Poulin helped preserve the 1-1 double-overtime draw with BIG EAST unbeaten DePaul on Sunday, stopping three shots, including two in the final two minutes of the contest. DePaul entered the game averaging 2.40 goals per contest. Poulin’s 0.74 goals against average ranks second among all league goalkeepers.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Franny Cerny, DePaul, Fr., F
Cerny provided the first goal of the game, taking a feed from Abby Reed in the 26
th minute to give the Blue Demons a 1-0 lead against St. John’s. Cerny had three shots against the Red Storm in a game which ended in a 1-1 double-overtime draw. This is Cerny’s fourth consecutive BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Liz Bartels, Marquette, Jr., M/F
Bartels helped Marquette rally from a two-goal second-half deficit, supplying the game-tying score in the 73
rd minute despite being a player down. The Golden Eagles have gone unbeaten over their last three games.
Rachel Daly, St. John’s, Sr., F
Daly fired seven shots against conference leader DePaul on Sunday, with one of them finding the back of the net in the 61
st minute. Daly’s 16 goals this season rank second nationally.
Serina Kashimoto, Butler, Jr., M
Kashimoto fired a free kick from 20 yards out which eluded the wall and found the back of the net at Seton Hall on Sunday, leading Butler to the 1-0 victory.
Georgia Kearney-Perry, St. John’s, R-Sr., D
Kearney-Perry helped limit a DePaul offense which had averaged 2.40 goals per game to just one in Sunday’s double-overtime draw. The redshirt senior made a pivotal block in the final moments of the contest to preserve the draw against the first-place Blue Demons.
Christina Klaum, Providence, So., M
Klaum provided Providence’s game winner in the 55
th minute, striking from 30 yards out at Creighton. The win was the Friars’ 10
th of the year, their first time reaching double-digit victories since 1993.