BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Amanda Carolan, Georgetown, Grad., F
Carolan was the BIG EAST’s points leader last week despite facing a pair of formidable opponents. The graduate student scored the overtime game winner against Ivy League favorite RV Princeton on Thursday, while also assisting on Jenna Royson’s 77
th-minute game-tying score. Against No. 23 West Virginia on Sunday, Carolan capped the 15
th-ranked Hoyas’ scoring in the 83
rd minute as GU picked up its second result against a ranked opponent this season. In the 2-0 week for Georgetown, Carolan totaled five points and four shots.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Hayley Jakovich, Xavier, So., D
Jakovich helped extend the Musketeers’ shutout streak to 380 minutes with two more clean sheets this week. Xavier blanked Northern Kentucky, 4-0, and Cincinnati, 0-0, last week, outshooting the two squads by a combined 33-10 margin. The sophomore led the defense which didn’t allow a single shot on net on Thursday against NKU, while holding the Bearcats to just four shots on goal on Sunday. Xavier’s 0.79 goals against average ranks second in the BIG EAST this season while its five shutouts are two more than the next closest team.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Mollie Eriksson, DePaul, So., GK
Eriksson was the top goalkeeper with multiple appearances under her belt last week, posting a 1-0-1 record, including a shutout of local foe Loyola Chicago on Thursday, along with a 0.45 goals against average and .889 save percentage. She registered four saves per match, including a double-overtime draw with reigning MAC champion Bowling Green, and played all 200 minutes in DePaul’s unbeaten week.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Skylar Heinrich, Creighton, Fr., F
Heinrich repeats as top rookie after leading the Bluejays to their best win of the season – a 3-1 victory over RV Oklahoma on Sunday. The freshman totaled four points off a goal and two assists, having a hand in all three Creighton scores. Heinrich opened the scoring in the 17
th minute before assisting on what would be Taryn Jakubowski’s game winner in the 25
th. She added one more dish to Jakubowski in the 85
th. The rookie currently ranks second among all BIG EAST players with 16 points on the year, while her 2.67 points per game average leads the conference.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Anja Savich, Butler, So., F
In a 1-1 week for the Bulldogs, Savich scored a goal in each contest. She had Butler’s lone goal against Illinois on Thursday before starting the scoring off in a 2-1 win over Kent State on Sunday.
Taryn Jakubowski, Creighton, Sr., M
Jakubowski scored two goals, including the game winner, in the Bluejays’ victory over RV Oklahoma. The senior struck in the 25
th and 85
th minutes for her second and third goals of the season.
Kristin Boos, DePaul, Fr., F
Boos totaled four points in a 1-0-1 week for the Blue Demons. The rookie scored the game winner at Loyola Chicago on Thursday before registering an assist on Morgan Turner’s insurance goal. Against Bowling Green on Sunday, Boos once against assisted Turner, this time on a second half game-tying score.
Jenna Royson, Georgetown, So., D
Royson assisted on both sides of the field in a 2-0 week for the 15
th-ranked Hoyas, scoring goals against RV Princeton and No. 23 West Virginia, while also leading the defense which blanked the Mountaineers. GU outshot both opponents by a combined 31-18 margin, including 13-7 on target.
Samantha Dewey, Xavier, R-Sr., M
Dewey notched her second multi-goal game of the season with two scores, including the game winner, against Northern Kentucky on Thursday. She added two shots in the Musketeers’ scoreless draw at Cincinnati on Sunday.