Devon Kerr, Izzy Rodriguez Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
9/25/2018 3:00:27 PM | Women's Soccer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Devon Kerr and Izzy Rodriguez, members of the Ohio State women’s soccer team, have garnered Big Ten weekly honors following the Buckeyes’ wins at Illinois and No. 21 Northwestern, the conference office announced Tuesday. Kerr was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week while Rodriguez earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week laurels.
Kerr, who earns her third-career Big Ten weekly honor, notched a pair of shutouts last week in wins at Illinois and No. 21 Northwestern. The senior tied her season-high eight saves in the 2-0 win over the Illini and followed that up with four saves in a 1-0 win at Northwestern. The Barrie, Ontario, native now has four clean sheets on the year and 15 in her career to tie Nicole Morris for third on the Ohio State career list.
28' Hillman with a left-footed strike from 12 yards toward the right post but Kerr dives to her left to make another stop.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/oIJodu2vmL
— Ohio State WSOC (@OhioStateWSOC) September 21, 2018
Rodriguez, a native of Canton, Mich., played all 190 minutes of a pair of Buckeye shutouts at Illinois Thursday night and at No. 21 Northwestern Sunday. The defender scored the game-winner as time expired in the first overtime against the Wildcats, marking her first-career goal, on her way to her second-career Big Ten weekly honor.
Take a look at the game-winner from @izzyrodriguezzz!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/GuAtI5QW9n
— Ohio State WSOC (@OhioStateWSOC) September 23, 2018
BUCKEYES’ B1G WEEKLY HONORS
Devon Kerr – Goalkeeper of the Week (9/25)
Izzy Rodriguez – Defensive Player of the Week (9/25)
Emaly Vatne – Freshman of the Week (9/4)
Kayla Fischer – Offensive Player of the Week (8/28)
Kayla Fischer – Freshman of the Week (8/28)
Ohio State returns home to face Iowa at 7 p.m. Thursday and Nebraska on Senior Day at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
