BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Preston Alessio, UConn, So., M (Beacon Falls, Conn.)
Alessio scored both UConn goals in a 2-2 draw against No. 1 Georgetown on Friday night. The sophomore opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest before converting an 87th-minute penalty kick to pull the Huskies level. Alessio finished the match with a league-high seven shots, including three on goal.

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Sam Bunch, Akron, Fr., D (Brussels, Belgium)
Bunch contributed on both ends of the field as Akron earned a 2-0 road victory at Marquette to clinch a share of the Midwest Division title. The freshman scored his first collegiate goal just seven minutes into the match, which stood as the game-winner, while helping anchor a Zips defense that limited Marquette to seven shots and posted its seventh shutout of the season.

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Matthew Hudson, Creighton, Jr., GK (Marion, Iowa)
Hudson made four saves as Creighton defeated DePaul, 2-1, to secure the Midwest Division regular-season title. The junior stopped four of the five shots on goal he faced as the Bluejays held off a DePaul attack that finished the match with 17 shots.

BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Carter Tavares, Creighton, Fr., M (Toronto, Canada)
Tavares returned to the starting lineup and scored the opening goal in Creighton’s 2-1 victory over DePaul. Making his first start since Sept. 10, the freshman found the upper-right corner less than five minutes into the contest for his fifth goal of the season. Tavares finished with four shots, including three on goal, as the Bluejays clinched the Midwest Division regular-season title.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

Brett Kaminski, Akron, Jr., GK (Cooper City, Fla.)
Kaminski stopped both shots on goal he faced in Akron’s 2-0 road victory at Marquette. The junior recorded his seventh shutout of the season and second consecutive clean sheet as the Zips clinched a share of the Midwest Division title.

Matthew Reed, Creighton, Sr., D (Felton, Del.)
Reed scored the game-winning goal and played all 90 minutes in Creighton’s 2-1 victory over DePaul. The senior broke a 1-1 tie and helped the Bluejays hold off the Blue Demons despite 17 DePaul shots as Creighton secured the Midwest Division regular-season title.

Matthew Van Horn, Georgetown, Sr., M (North Pole, Alaska)
Van Horn factored into both Georgetown goals in a 2-2 draw at UConn, finishing with a goal and an assist. The senior scored the Hoyas’ opening goal before assisting on the go-ahead tally in the second half.

Joaquín Brizuela, Seton Hall, Jr., F (Mendoza, Argentina)
Brizuela scored twice as Seton Hall earned a 3-0 victory over Villanova to secure a berth in the BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship. The junior finished with four points on five shots as the Pirates closed the regular season with a shutout victory.

Til Kauschke, Seton Hall
Kauschke recorded a league-high two assists in Seton Hall’s 3-0 victory over Villanova. He helped set up two of the Pirates’ three goals as Seton Hall closed the regular season with a shutout victory and secured a berth in the BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship.

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
10.19 – Finn Moran, Butler
10.26 – Matthew Van Horn, Georgetown
11.2 – Matthew Van Horn, Georgetown
11.9 – Preston Alessio, UConn

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
10.19 – Eric Howard, Georgetown
10.26 – Eric Howard, Georgetown
11.2 – Matthew Paiva, Akron
11.9 – Sam Bunch, 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
10.19 – Kyle Durham, UConn
10.26 – Kyle Durham, UConn
11.2 – Brett Kaminski, Akron
11.9 – Matthew Hudson, Creighton

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, Georgetown
10.19 – Finn Moran, Butler
10.26 – Tim Valentine, Seton Hall
11.2 – Finn Moran, Butler
11.9 – Carter Tavares, Creighton