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Maher Bags Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Honors
10/17/2023 4:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men's soccer captain and senior Joey Maher was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday (Oct. 17).
The announcement marks the second-straight week that a Hoosier has won a weekly award – junior forward Samuel Sarver was named the offensive player of the week last cycle. This is Maher's first-career weekly award.
Maher and IU started the week with a clean sheet in the 2-0 win over Evansville. The Hoosiers conceded just five shots, none on goal. On Sunday, Maher scored IU's first goal in an important Big Ten victory against Ohio State, coolly converting a penalty kick to open his season account. Indiana kept the Buckeyes, who came into the match averaging 15.1 shots per game, to nine shots with only one on frame.
Maher has captained an IU defense that has shut out six opponents in 13 matches, conceding eight goals. Indiana's goals against average (.615) ranks No. 9 nationally. In 74 career appearances (73 starts), he has helped IU keep 37 clean sheets.
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The announcement marks the second-straight week that a Hoosier has won a weekly award – junior forward Samuel Sarver was named the offensive player of the week last cycle. This is Maher's first-career weekly award.
Maher and IU started the week with a clean sheet in the 2-0 win over Evansville. The Hoosiers conceded just five shots, none on goal. On Sunday, Maher scored IU's first goal in an important Big Ten victory against Ohio State, coolly converting a penalty kick to open his season account. Indiana kept the Buckeyes, who came into the match averaging 15.1 shots per game, to nine shots with only one on frame.
Maher has captained an IU defense that has shut out six opponents in 13 matches, conceding eight goals. Indiana's goals against average (.615) ranks No. 9 nationally. In 74 career appearances (73 starts), he has helped IU keep 37 clean sheets.
@IndianaMSOC
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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