Nein Named Big Ten Player of the Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/9/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
November 9, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Freshman forward Courtney Nein (Middletown, Ohio) was named co-Big Ten Player of the Week for her three-goal performance at the Big Ten Conference tournament over the weekend.
The first-year striker netted two game-winning goals, vaulting the Buckeyes into their first-ever Big Ten Championship match. She scored the only goal in a 1-0 upset of No. 2 seed Wisconsin and tallied two scores as OSU upended No. 3 Indiana, 3-2 in the semifinal. The Buckeyes lost the championship match, 2-0 to tournament host Penn State.
Penn State goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk also received Player of the Week honors as she recorded shutouts against Illinois and Ohio State and held Michigan to one goal, leading the Nittany Lions to their first-ever Big Ten title.
The 1998 squad set school marks for matches played (22), shutouts (9), consecutive shutouts (5), consecutive wins (5), fouls (271), penalty kicks attempted and made (2-2), opponent penalty kicks attempted and made (1-1) and tied the record for fewest goals allowed with 24. Individually, Amber Barnes (So., Fairfield, Ohio) established school season records for goals against average (1.07), shutouts (9) and consecutive shutouts (5). Becky Borchers (Sr., Dayton, Ohio) finished her OSU career second for assists (11) and fourth for goals (22), points (55) and shots (168).
