BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Abigail Isger, Butler, R-Jr., F
In a 2-0-0 week for Butler, Isger scored one goal and had one assist. Her goal came in the 67
th minute of the Bulldogs’ match against DePaul to give Butler the 2-1 victory on the road. The redshirt junior assisted on Caitlin O’Malley’s game-winning goal in the 86
th minute in Butler’s home win against Villanova. Isger led the league in shots last week (9) along with finishing tied for second in points (3) last week, as well.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Sr., M
The reigning Defensive Player of the Week was the anchor for Georgetown’s backline once again as the Hoyas had a 1-0-1 week. Leas helped the Hoyas limit their opponents to six shots on goal last week by holding RV Xavier to four and Seton Hall to two. Georgetown also limited the Pirates to just five total shots in the whole match. On the offensive side, the senior midfielder scored in the 12
th minute of the Hoyas’ 3-0 victory against Seton Hall.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Maria Galley, Xavier, Fr., GK
Galley had two shutouts last week as Xavier went 1-0-1. The freshman goalkeeper had three saves in a 0-0 draw against No. 18 Georgetown and five saves in a 1-0 victory against Connecticut for her third and fourth straight shutouts. Galley leads the league in clean sheets so far this season with nine. Nationally, Galley is tied for the second-most shutouts in the country. She is also averaging 0.60 shutouts per game, which ranks second in the league.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Regan Dancer, Xavier, Fr., F
Dancer had another strong weekly showing to lock up Freshman of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. The freshman forward scored the game-winning goal in Xavier’s 1-0 win over UConn. Her goal came midway through the first half in the 25
th minute. This was Dancer’s third match-winning goal of the season, which is tied for a league-best on the year. The freshman also had three total shots last week as the Musketeers went 1-0-1.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Caitlin O’Malley, Butler, Jr., D – made the game-winning goal in Butler’s 1-0 victory against Villanova; helped the Butler defense limit its two opponents to just nine total shots last week with six being on target
Lisa Hall, Creighton, Fr., GK – had a 1-0-0 week with one shutout in Creighton’s 2-0 win against Villanova
Allie Augur, Georgetown, Sr., GK – got two shutouts in a 1-0-1 week for Georgetown; made five saves in the pair of outings
Brooke Boyd, St. John’s, Gr., D – helped the Red Storm defense limit its opponents to just six shots on goal last week; netted St. John’s only goal in a 1-1 draw with Creighton
Molly Feighan, St. John’s, Gr., F – scored the game-winning goal in St. John’s 1-0 win at Providence