BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Matthew Van Horn, Georgetown, Sr., M (North Pole, Alaska)
Van Horn scored twice as Georgetown earned a 5-3 victory over Creighton on Friday night. The senior finished with four points on four shots, helping the Hoyas secure three BIG EAST points in their regular-season home finale. His two goals tied for the league lead during the week.
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Matthew Paiva, Akron, Sr., D (Toronto, Ontario)
Paiva contributed on both ends of the field in Akron’s 5-0 road victory over Villanova. The senior scored his fifth goal of the season while helping anchor a Zips defense that posted its sixth clean sheet of the year. The five-goal performance marked Akron’s highest-scoring BIG EAST match in program history.
 
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Brett Kaminski, Akron, Jr., GK (Cooper City, Fla.)
Kaminski made five saves and did not allow a goal across 90 minutes as Akron blanked Villanova, 5-0, on the road. The junior stopped all five shots on goal he faced to earn his sixth shutout of the season. His five saves were the most he has recorded in any of his clean sheets this year.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Finn Moran, Butler, Fr., F (Cranford, N.J.)
Moran factored into all three Butler goals in a 3-1 victory over DePaul, finishing with a goal and two assists for four points. The freshman assisted on the Bulldogs’ first two tallies before scoring the game-winning goal in the 46th minute. Moran finished the match with four points in 77 minutes of action.
 
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Farrel Ngongang, Akron, So., F (Montreal, Quebec)
Ngongang scored twice in just 31 minutes as Akron rolled to a 5-0 road victory over Villanova. The sophomore recorded his second multi-goal performance in as many weeks and has now registered at least one point in three consecutive matches.
 
Elijah Langford, UConn, Sr., F (Edmond, Okla.)
Langford totaled a goal and an assist across UConn’s two BIG EAST matches. He recorded an assist in the Huskies’ 3-2 setback at St. John’s before scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 road victory at Xavier.
 
Mateo Ponce Ocampo, Georgetown, Sr., M (Harrison, N.Y.)
Ponce Ocampo recorded a league-high three assists in Georgetown’s 5-3 victory over Creighton. The senior directly set up three of the Hoyas’ five goals as Georgetown collected three points in BIG EAST play.
 
Cameron Simpson, Marquette, Jr., GK (Middlesbrough, England)
Simpson made six saves to help Marquette secure a 2-1 road victory at St. John’s. The junior stopped six of the seven shots on goal he faced, including a pair of headers from inside the six-yard box, while earning his ninth victory of the season.
 
Luca Fargnoli, St. John’s, Jr., F (North Bellmore, N.Y.)
Fargnoli scored in both of St. John’s matches during the week. He delivered the game-winning goal with 4.8 seconds remaining as the Red Storm erased a 2-0 deficit to defeat UConn, 3-2, before scoring again in a 2-1 setback against Marquette. The two-goal week increased his team-leading total to five.
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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