Men’s Soccer Standings
 
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Brooklyn Merl, Marquette, Grad, F (Cologne, Germany)
Leading the offensive attack for Marquette, forward Brooklyn Merl tied for the league-high with six points in a pair of wins for the Golden Eagles. Trailing 2-1 in the season opener against Drake on Thursday, Merl broke through the Bulldogs’ backline off an assist from Mitar Mitrovic to punch in the equalizer in an eventual 3-2 win. On Sunday, the native of Cologne, Germany, stuffed the stat sheet with a goal and a pair of assists to lead Marquette to a 3-0 home win over Purdue Fort-Wayne. Merl opened the game with an assist just two minutes into the second half, before finding the back of the net in the 56^th minute, extending the lead to two. Three minutes later, he connected with Mitar Mitrovic for the Golden Eagles’ third goal of the game.
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Joel Sangwa, Akron, Sr., D (Phoenix, Ariz.)
In Thursday’s season opener, senior defender Joel Sangwa anchored Akron’s back line to stifle Niagara and limit the Purple Eagles to just three shots. He saw 72 minutes of action, before subbing out with a plethora of starters after Stefan Dobrijevic buried home Akron’s sixth goal of the game on a penalty kick. Offensively, Sangwa tallied an assist on the Zips’ second goal of the game, scored by Dyson Clapier in the 30^th minute.
   
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Mats Roorda, Seton Hall, Gr., GK (Groningen, Netherlands)
Mats Roorda recorded a pair of shutouts to begin his Seton Hall career in wins over Rider and Air Force this past week. Late in the first half against Rider, Roorda was forced to make a diving save to keep the Pirates' lead intact at 1-0. On Sunday against Air Force, Roorda threw his gloves up in time to stop a blistering shot from the top of the box, soon after the Pirates opened the scoring with two goals in quick succession. Led by Roorda, the Pirates have opened the season with back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2005.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Seydou Diop, Xavier, Fr., F (Dakar, Senegal)
In just his second collegiate outing, Seydou Diop tallied the game-winning goal Sunday afternoon to lead Xavier past Oakland, 2-1. Stepping up to the plate in the 68^th minute, the native of Dakar, Senegal, buried home a penalty kick opportunity to secure the victory. Overall, he played 65 combined minutes off the bench, while helping Xavier post a 1-0-1 mark to open the year.
   
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Adil Iggoute, Connecticut, Grad., F (Reutlingen, Germany)
In the Huskies season-opener on Sunday, Iggoute registered the game’s opening assist, before scoring the second goal of the match to lead UConn past Holy Cross, 4-0.
Callum Watts, DePaul, Jr., M (Yeovil, England)
In a scoreless affair through 82 minutes, Watts put the game away for DePaul with his third career goal and first as a Blue Demon.
Jacob Murrell, Georgetown, So., F (Forest Hill, Md.)
Led all BIG EAST players with three goals through the opening weekend, including two in a 3-2 season-opening win over UC Irvine.
Max McNulty, St. John’s, Grad., F (Birmingham, England)
Scored both goals in the Red Storm’s lone game of the week, leading St. John’s past Lehigh 2-1 on Thursday. The striker became the first Johnnie in nearly 27 years to score a brace in a season-opener.
James Boote, Seton Hall, Gr., M (Southampton, England)
Boote scored in both of Seton Hall's victories this past week, notching the lone tally in Thursday's 1-0 season opening win over Rider and adding a one-touch strike on Sunday in the win over Air Force.