Four Different Teams Represented In Third Week of #BEfutbol Honors
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
David Goldsmith, Butler, Sr., F (Bristol, England)
Butler’s senior forward David Goldsmith had a nine-point week for the unbeaten Bulldogs with four goals and an assist. Goldsmith had five points off two goals and an assist in the No. 19 Bulldogs 4-2 win over No. 7 UCSB in Akron on Friday. His five points were a league high for the week. He followed his offensive spurt against the Gauchos with another two-goal performance in a 3-0 win over Oregon State, a team that was receiving votes in last week’s NSCAA poll. Goldsmith’s nine points were a league best last week. His 2.00 goals per game average was also a BIG EAST high for the week. For the two matches, he combined for 16 shots
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Danny Jarosz, Marquette, RS-So., D (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Marquette redshirt sophomore Danny Jarosz helped solidify a young backline that helped the Golden Eagles go 1-0-1 last week against tough opponents Saint Louis and Northwestern. Jarosz and the defense gave up just two goals during the week on just six shots on goal and 21 shots. The two goals however were both scored on penalty kick opportunities. Marquette hasn’t allowed a goal in the run of the play for over 289 minutes dating back to the first minute of a 4-1 win over UIC on Sept. 2. Adding to his defensive efforts, Jarosz also contributed on the offensive side of the ball, as he assisted Marquette’s goal in the 67th minute of a 1-1 draw against Saint Louis.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Will Steiner, Villanova, Jr., GK (Point Lookout, N.Y.)
Junior keeper Will Steiner repeats as goalkeeper of the week after anchoring a defense that helped Villanova go 2-0 last week, including an upset over No. 22 Delaware on the road. Steiner had seven saves in the 2-1 road win over the Blue Hens, including a PK attempt in the 46th minute with Villanova already trailing 1-0. The one goal he gave up in the win was in the 2nd minute. Steiner had nine saves for the week, a .818 save percentage and a 2-0-0 record.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Danny Griffin, Providence, Fr., M (Wethersfield, Conn.)
Providence freshman Danny Griffin played in integral role in both of the Friars’ wins last week. Griffin scored the game-winning goal on Friday against SMU, scoring in the 78th minute to break the 0-0 tie. On Sunday, the midfielder scored the eventual game-winner and the first goal against Georgia State. Griffin’s goal came in the 47th minute after a scoreless first half.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Joel Rydstrand, Creighton, So., M (Almunge, Sweden)
Rydstrand scored a pair of goals less than three minutes apart during the second half to help Creighton defeat Penn, 3-0, on Friday. It was the first multi-goal match of his career.
John Freitag, DePaul, So., M/D (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
Freitag’s defensive efforts helped lead DePaul to a 1-0-1 week as he anchored a defense that held opponents Nebraska-Omaha and IUPUI to just seven shots on goal with just one goal allowed. Freitag also had a team-best four points with two goals last week, including the game-tying goal against Omaha.
Filippo Ricupati, St. John’s, So., F (Milan, Italy)
Ricupati had five points in a 2-0 week for St. John’s. He scored both goals in the shutout victory over Holy Cross on Sunday and contributed an assist in a 3-1 win at Princeton.
Andres Arcila, Seton Hall, So., M (Cartagena, Columbia)
Second-highest point earner for the week in the BIG EAST with six points. Arcila tied Goldsmith for individual game-high points with five in the 4-3 overtime victory for the Pirates over Lehigh. Arcila had two goals against the Mountain Hawks, including the golden goal penalty kick in the 99th minute. He also set up the long goal in a 1-1 draw with Penn on Monday, with the Pirates playing a man short for 103 minutes.
Derrick Otim, Xavier, Fr., F (Nottingham, England)
Contributed five points against tough competition with two goals and an assist in a 1-0-1 week for Xavier. Otim scored the lone goal in the eventual 1-1 draw with Dartmouth. He followed with the second goal of the game against Cincinnati and an assist on the eventual game-winner.