DePaul University Athletics
Wilhelms Receives BIG EAST Weekly Honors Recognition
9/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S SOCCER
NEW YORK ââ'¬" The BIG EAST released its men's soccer weekly honors on Monday, naming DePaul freshman midfielder Istvan Wilhelms to its weekly honor roll.
Monday's selection is Wilhelms' second recognition of the season by the BIG EAST as he was named Freshman of the Week on August 28.
This past week against La Salle, Wilhelms tallied his second assist of the season and scored his second goal of the year against Valparaiso on Sunday. Through four matches, Wilhelms leads DePaul with six points, tallying two goals on seven shots while dishing out two assists.
Wilhelms, a Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. native, accumulated 149 minutes of play last week to push his season total to 336 minutes on the pitch. He has started in three of DePaul's four matches this season.
Last week, the Blue Demons split their two matches at the Chicago. On Friday, the Blue Demons defeated La Salle 2-1 and were edged against Valparaiso on Sunday 2-1.
Complete highlights from this week's BIG EAST award winners can be accessed below:
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Lewis Suddick, Butler, So., M/F (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Butler sophomore midfielder/forward Lewis Suddick tied for the league-high in points last week, a 2-1 week for the Bulldogs. Suddick had six points, two goals and two assists. Against 2016 NCAA Tournament team South Florida on Friday, Suddick opened the scoring with a goal less than 90 seconds into the match. His penalty kick in the 93rd minute was the game-winner in overtime. Against San Francisco on Sunday, Suddick had two assists, including a helper on Kieran Geldenhuys' game-winner as Suddick served up the corner kick that was headed in at the 83:55 mark in the 3-2 win.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Peter Schropp, Georgetown, Jr., D (Omaha, Neb.)
Hoya Peter Schropp helped Georgetown to an unbeaten week (2-0) and limited two opponents to 18 shots as the Blue and Gray allowed just one goal. Schropp played all 180 minutes, limiting Cal Poly to eight shots and then-No. 19 Coastal Carolina to 10 shots, 0 goals. Schropp also added a goal in the 3-0 win Monday after Coastal Carolina.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
JT Marcinkowski, Georgetown, Jr., GK (Alamo, Calif. )
BIG EAST Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year JT Marcinkowski marked two wins in goal for Georgetown this past week as the junior allowed just one goal and added a shutout over then-No. 19 Coastal Carolina to his resume. Marcinkowski played all 180:00 minutes, marked four saves and a 0.50 goals against average.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Yusuf Cueceoglu, Villanova, Fr., M, (Koln, Germany)
Villanova rookie Yusuf Cueceoglu marked a BIG EAST game high this past week with five points (two goals and an assist) in the Wildcats' 5-2 win over UMBC. He also played 90 minutes in Villanova's 1-0 loss to Temple. He took one shot. One of his goals against UMBC was the eventual game-winner.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton, Sr., F (Miami, Fla.)
Istvan Wilhelms, DePaul, Fr., M (Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.)
Achara, Georgetown, So., F (Enugu, Nigera)
Mac Steeves, Providence, RS-Sr., F (Needham, Mass.)
Andreas Bartosinksi, Villanova, Sr., M ( Engelskirchen, Germany)
