Michigan and Rutgers Collect Weekly Men’s Soccer Awards
Wolverines’ Evan Rasmussen and Scarlet Knights’ Oren Asher earn weekly honors
Offensive Player of the Week
Evan Rasmussen, Michigan
F – Jr. – Libertyville, Ill. – Libertyville
• Scored the game-tying goal at Indiana in the 81st minute of the match on a header
• Tallied his third point of the game when he assisted on Derick Broche’s game-winning goal against the Hoosiers
• Helped Michigan to its first win over Indiana since 2013
• Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: Kevin Buca (September 28, 2021)
Defensive Player of the Week
Oren Asher, Rutgers
GK – Jr. – Herzliya, Israel – Hayovel
• Made seven saves in the scoreless draw at No. 8 Maryland, as Rutgers claimed its first point against a top-10 team since 2016
• Made two sprawling saves on back-to-back shots in the 85th minute to record the clean sheet on the road
• Leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the nation with six shutouts on the season
• Ranks among the top 10 in the country in goals-against average (0.42) and save percentage (.867)
• Earns his fifth career Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week: Oren Asher (September 7, 2021)
2021 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 31
O: Tommy Mihalic, Fr., IND
D: Oren Asher, Jr., RU
Sept. 7
O: Ben Bender, So., MD
D: Oren Asher, Jr., RU
Sept. 14
O: Nico Rosamilia, Fr., RU
D: Daniel Munie, Jr., IND
Sept. 21
O: Farai Mutatu, Sr., MSU
D: Keagan McLaughlin, Sr., OSU
Sept. 28
O: Kevin Buca, Sr., MICH
O: Peter Mangione, So., PSU
D: Zach Klancnik, Sr., WIS
Oct. 5
O: Evan Rasmussen, Jr., MICH
D: Oren Asher, Jr., RU
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