Around The Big Ten – September 10

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FOOTBALL

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Aidan Chiles, Michigan State

QB – Jr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Downey

• Recorded a career-high four touchdowns Saturday as the Spartans beat Boston College in double overtime
• Had 270 total yards (231 passing, 39 rushing) and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing)
• Threw the game-winning 2-point conversion pass to Omari Kelly in double overtime on the last play of the game
• Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Maliq Carr (Nov. 20, 2023)

Jonah Coleman, Washington

RB – Sr. – Stockton, Calif. – Lincoln

• Tied the modern Washington record with five rushing touchdowns in the Huskies’ 70-10 win over UC Davis, tying the mark set by Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny in 1950 (vs. Washington State) and tied by Corey Dillon vs. UCLA, in 1996.
• Scored on five of his 15 carries and rushed for 111 yards
• Also had a 24-yard reception
• The second Washington Offensive Player of the Week in as many weeks

Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Hall, Michigan State

LB – Jr. – Fredericksburg, Va. – IMG Academy

• Registered a career-high 15 tackles in the win over Boston College
• His nine solo stops Saturday night marked a career best
• Added one forced fumble, forcing a fumble that teammate redshirt senior defensive back Armorion Smith recovered in the end zone in the first quarter
• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Cal Haladay (Nov. 14, 2022)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Spencer Porath, Purdue

K – So. – Brownsburg, Ind. – Brownsburg

• Recorded the fourth multi-field goal game of his career, matching his career high by going 2-for-2 on field goal attempts
• Connected on field goals from 25 yards and 43 yards, the latter the second-longest of his career
• Made all four PATs to help the Boilermakers defeat SIU, 34-17
• Last Purdue Special Teams Players of the Week: J.D. Dellinger (Nov. 11, 2019)

Freshman of the Week

Julian Sayin, Ohio State

QB – Carlsbad, Calif. – Carlsbad

• Completed a school record 16 consecutive passes to open the game and finished with 18 completions in 19 attempts for 306 yards with four touchdown passes and one interception in No. 1 Ohio State’s 70-0 victory over Grambling State
• Connected with Jeremiah Smith on two touchdown passes, including the second-longest completion, and third longest play from scrimmage, in school history: an 87-yard catch and run midway through the first quarter
• His 94.7 completion percentage for the game is third-highest in school history and 16 consecutive completions in the game is second-most at Ohio State
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jeremiah Smith (Nov. 11, 2024)

VOLLEYBALL

Co-Player of the Week
Allison Jacobs, Michigan
Gr. – OH – Stevenson Ranch, Calif. 

• Led the Wolverines to a 4-0 week, recording 66 kills and averaging 5.08 kills per set, while holding a .345 hitting percentage

• Averaged 2.00 digs per set with 26 over the weekend, adding seven blocks

• Hit .464 against Eastern Michigan with 15 kills and two errors on 28 swings

• Recorded 22 kills (22-3-45) and added 10 digs for a double double against Florida Atlantic

• Registered double-digit kills in other two matches with 10 against Marshall and 19 against Southern Indiana
• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Jacque Boney (Sept. 26, 2022)

Co-Player of the Week
Kenna Wollard, Purdue
Jr. – OH – Dunlap, Ill. 

• Led the Purdue offense in every match last week with 4.50 kills per set with a .290 hitting percentage as Purdue went 2-1, including wins over No. 15 Kansas and Bowling Green and a 3-1 loss to No. 23 Georgia Tech

• Produced 63 kills, which was second-most among Big Ten players last week

• Hit .318 vs. Bowling Green with 19 kills and .321 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech with 24 kills

• Recorded first career double-doubles vs. Bowling Green and Kansas with 15 digs in each match
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Nov. 11, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Duru Gökçen, Maryland
So. – MB – Istanbul, Turkey

• Named UMBC Tournament MVP after helping Maryland to a 3-0 weekend with wins over Old Dominion, William & Mary and UMBC

• Led the Terps with 20 kills and 21 total blocks across three matches, averaging 1.91 blocks per set

• Tallied five blocks in a sweep of Old Dominion on Friday and added eight blocks in a 3-1 win against William & Mary

• Finished the weekend with nine kills and six blocks against UMBC
• Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: Anastasia Russ (Nov. 21, 2022)

Setter of the Week 
Teodora Kričković, Indiana
Fr. – S – Novi Sad, Serbia

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 12.56 assists per set (113 total assists) in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan

• Set the Hoosiers to a .401 hitting percentage across three matches

• 46 assists against SEMO tied an Indiana record for most assists in a three-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. Set Indiana to a program-best 53 kills in a three-set match in the 25-point rally scoring era

• Recorded 33 assists, four blocks, three aces, three kills and two digs in a 3-0 win against Western Michigan to finish the weekend
• Last Indiana Setter of the Week: Camryn Haworth (Oct. 16, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Jaidyn Jager, Indiana
OH – Carlsbad, Calif.

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 4.33 kills per set in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan

• Totaled 39 kills behind a .368 hitting percentage across the weekend

• Recorded first career 20-kill match against SEMO. It was the first 20-kill match by an Indiana freshman since 2021. Hit .515 in the match (20-2-33), the highest hitting percentage by an Indiana freshman in the 25-point rally scoring era (min. 12 kills)

• Recorded first career double double against Northern Kentucky with 12 kills and 12 digs

• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Ramsey Gary (Oct. 16, 2023)

MEN’S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week
Collins Oduro, Indiana
Jr. – F – Bibiani, Ghana – The Phelps School

• Scored both goals in a pair of 1-0 wins for the No. 4 Hoosiers
• Seventh minute marker was the difference in a win over No. 16 Saint Louis
• Collects his first Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Jacopo Fedrizzi (Aug. 26, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week 
Breckin Minzey, Indiana
R-Jr. – D – Granger, Ind. – Indiana University High School

• Anchored a defensive effort that secured two shutout wins, extending Indiana’s shutout streak to 358 minutes of regulation
• Contributed goal-saving block in shutout of Saint Louis, counted as a “team save”
• Earns his first Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Alex Barger (Nov. 5, 2024)

Goalkeeper of the Week 
Holden Brown, Indiana
Grad. – Zionsville, Ind. – Zionsville

• Posted a pair of clean sheets in No. 4 Indiana’s two wins
• Tallied six saves, including four in a 1-0 win over No. 16 Saint Louis
• Earns his second consecutive Goalkeeper of the Week award
• Last Indiana Goalkeeper of the Week: Holden Brown (Sept. 2, 2025)

Freshman of the Week 
Rocket Ritarita, Maryland
Fr. – F – Canton, Ga. – Charlotte FC Academy

• Paired a goal and two assists in just 29 minutes in Maryland’s 4-0 win over Pacific
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week
Kelli McGroarty, Iowa
Gr. – F/MF – Voorhees, N.J.
• Broke Iowa’s single-match record after scoring four goals against Missouri State in the 5-0 triumph
• Became the 10th Hawkeye in program history to record at least three goals in a single match
• Her eight points marked a new program record
• Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Hannah Drkulec (Sept. 17, 2019)

Defensive Player of the Week
Brooke Miller, Northwestern
Sr. – D – Naperville, Ill.
• Anchored the Wildcat defense to a 1-0 win over No. 4 TCU
• Helped Northwestern clinch its highest ranked road victory in program history and its first top-five win since the 2010 season
• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Emma Phillips (Sept. 10, 2024)

Goalkeeper of the Week
Daphne Nakfoor, UCLA
Fr. – GK – Carlsbad, Calif.
• Recorded a pair of shutouts as the Bruins defeated Portland on the road, 2-0, and blanked No. 1 Stanford at home, 2-0
• Made two saves against the Pilots and nine stops versus the Cardinal
• Her nine saves were the most by a UCLA goalkeeper since 2022 as her squad shut down the nation’s top scoring offense
• Last UCLA Goalkeeper of the Week: Ryan Campbell (Oct. 8, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Nyamma Nelson, Northwestern
GK – West Linn, Ore.
• Posted a shutout to lift the Wildcats to a 1-0 victory over No. 4 TCU
• Handed the Horned Frogs their first home loss in 18 games
• Moved into third place among Northwestern’s first-year goalkeepers with four shutouts in just seven collegiate games
• Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Caterina Regazzoni (Sept. 27, 2022)