Washington and Michigan State Garner Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors

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Washington and Michigan State Garner Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors

Huskies’ Aman and Bertos join Spartans’ Kelly and Soudan with weekly accolades

Offensive Player of the Week
Richie Aman, Washington
Sr. – M – Hanover, N.H. – Hanover
• Paired a goal and an assist as Washington claimed a pair of shutout road wins
• Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win at Wisconsin and assisted the lone marker in a 1-0 victory at Northwestern
• Collects his first Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Charlie Kosakoff (Sept. 16, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
Harrison Bertos, Washington
Jr. – D – Bedford, Mass. – Brook
• Scored the game-winning goal and provided two goal-line saves in the Huskies’ 1-0 win at Northwestern
• Played all 180 minutes as Washington collected a pair of clean sheets
• Earns his first Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Washington Defensive Player of the Week: Chris Meyers (Sept. 17, 2024)

Goalkeeper of the Week
Zac Kelly, Michigan State
R-Sr. – Holt, Mich. – Holt
• Led the Spartans to back-to-back wins over top-5 programs with a 1-0 home win over No. 3 Indiana and a 2-1 road victory over No. 5 Michigan
• Recorded a season-high five saves against Indiana and added three stops at Michigan
• Garners his second career Goalkeeper of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Goalkeeper of the Week: Zac Kelly (Oct. 1, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Peter Soudan, Michigan State
M – Western Spring, Ill. – Chicago Fire Academy
• Scored the game-winning goal in the Spartans’ 1-0 win over No. 3 Indiana
• Drew the penalty that led to a penalty kick goal in the 2-1 victory at Michigan
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Luke Spadafora (Sept. 2, 2025)

2025 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Players of the Week

Sept. 30
O: Richie Aman, Washington
D: Harrison Bertos, Washington
GK: Zac Kelly, Michigan State
F: Peter Soudan, Michigan State

Sept. 23
O: Palmer Ault, Indiana
D: Josh Maher, Indiana
GK: Isaiah Goldson, Michigan
F: Aaron Hurge, Ohio State

Sept. 16
O: Charlie Kosakoff, Washington
D: Nick McHenry, Ohio State
GK: Ciaran Dalton, Rutgers
F: Kyle Pierson, Michigan

Sept. 9
O: Collins Oduro, Indiana
D: Breckin Minzey, Indiana
GK: Holden Brown, Indiana
F: Rocket Ritarita, Maryland

Sept. 2
O: Palmer Ault, Indiana & Joschi Schelb, Rutgers
D: Nick McHenry, Ohio State
GK: Holden Brown, Indiana
F: Luke Spadafora, Michigan State

Aug. 26
O: Jacopo Fedrizzi, Indiana
D: Fritz Volmar, Northwestern
GK: Laurin Mack, Maryland
F: Aaron O’Reilly, Northwestern

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