Purdue and Rutgers Earn Weekly Women’s Soccer Awards
Purdue’s Maddy Williams joins Rutgers’ Alexa Ferreira and Casey Murphy
as this week’s honorees
Offensive Player of the Week
Maddy Williams, Purdue
F – Sr. – Perrysburg, Ohio – Perrysburg
• Had a hand in all four of Purdue’s goals last week, scoring three times and delivering a pass that resulted in an own goal as the Boilermakers split a weekend road trip to Louisville and Cincinnati
• Scored a natural hat trick in a 3-2 win at Louisville, with her first two goals coming 3:06 apart in the first half on the way to the fifth hat trick in program history
• Her long pass into the Cincinnati penalty area deflected off a Bearcat defender and wound up in the net for Purdue’s only score in a 2-1 loss
• A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection who received that award in 2014 and 2015
• Earns her second career Offensive Player of the Week honor and first of the season
• Last Purdue Offensive Player of the Week: Hannah Leinert (Oct. 6, 2015)
Defensive Player of the Week
Casey Murphy, Rutgers
GK – Jr. – Bridgewater, N.J. – Bridgewater-Raritan
• Posted two shutouts and stopped all 10 shots she faced last weekend as No. 14/16 Rutgers remained unbeaten this season with a 2-0 win at George Mason and a 0-0 draw at No. 15 Georgetown
• Made a season-high six saves in the double-overtime tie at Georgetown
• Has recorded seven consecutive shutouts to start the season, as the Scarlet Knights are one of only two schools in the nation that have not allowed a goal in 2017
• Received Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015
• Earns her seventh career Defensive Player of the Week award and second this season
• Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week: Casey Murphy (Aug. 29, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Alexa Ferreira, Rutgers
M – Warren, N.J. – Watchung Hills Regional
• Registered the first points of her career with a goal and an assist last weekend to help No. 14/16 Rutgers defeat George Mason and play to a scoreless draw at No. 15 Georgetown
• Came off the bench to score Rutgers’ first goal at George Mason in the 48th minute before assisting on the Scarlet Knights’ clinching score in the 80th minute
• Earns her first Freshman of the Week accolade
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Amirah Ali (Sept. 5, 2017)
2017 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 22
O: Marissa Sheva, Jr., PSU
D: Brooke Cilley, So., MICH
F: Sarah Stratigakis, MICH
F: Madi Kennel, NU
Aug. 29
O: Sydney Squires, Sr., MINN
D: Casey Murphy, Jr., RU
F: Mikayla Dayes, MD
Sept. 5
O: Devin Burns, So., IOWA
O: Dani Rhodes, So., WIS
D: Caitlyn Clem, Sr., WIS
F: Amirah Ali, RU
F: Lauren Rice, WIS
Sept. 12
O: Maddy Williams, Sr., PUR
D: Casey Murphy, Jr., RU
F: Alexa Ferreira, RU