Caceres Earns BIG EAST Weekly Honors

Marquette freshman midfielder Edrey Caceres doubled down on conference weekly honors, being named the BIG EAST Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week for the week ending Sept. 26, the league office announced Monday afternoon. For the Houston native, this is the first Offensive Player of the Week honor of his career, and his second Freshman of the Week honor (Aug. 30).

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week & Freshman of the Week
Edrey Caceres, Marquette, Fr., M (Houston, Texas)
Marquette freshman midfielder Edrey Caceres found the back of the net twice in Marquette's first win at Seton Hall since 2011. Caceres set the tone early in the match with a 12th minute goal on a well-place set piece kick, which found the upper corner of the post to put Marquette up 1-0. He struck again in the 70th minute with a left-footed connection. Caceres is one of three players to have four points in a BIG EAST game this season. He is one of two to have two goals. Marquette defeated Seton Hall on the road, 3-1.

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence, Sr., D (Landsdale, Pa.)
Providence senior defender Ramzi Qawasmy helped the Friars to a 3-2 win over visiting Xavier as PC moved to 2-0-0 in league play and a 2-0-0 week with a non-league win over Brown. Against Xavier, Qawasmy helped hold the Musketeers to just six shots, four making it to goal. In midweek action over local-rival Brown, the senior defender scored the opening goal of a 3-0 shutout in the 51st minute. For the week, Qawasmy and the Friar defense held opponents to 11 shots, six on goal and two goals allowed.

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Luka Gavran, St. John's, R-Jr., GK (Hamilton, Ontario)
St. John's keeper Luka Gavran repeats as goalkeeper of the week after another shutout performance between the pipes for the Red Storm. Gavran made five saves, three in the final 12 minutes of play to preserve the clean sheet. Gavran leads the BIG EAST in shutouts as Friday against Creighton was his fifth in eight opportunities this season. The Red Storm defeated the visiting Bluejays, 2-0.

BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Jack Streberger, Butler
Streberger contributed to every goal in Butler's 3-1 upset over No. 18 Lipscomb at home. Streberger scored the first goal of the game in the 14th minute, then contributed assists on the Bulldogs' next two. He had five shots in a 1-0 loss to Villanova.
Daniel Wu, Georgetown
Wu helped No. 1 Georgetown to its seventh straight win as he helped on both sides of the pitch with two assists offensively while holding down Dartmouth to nine shots, five on goal.
Gandhi Cruz, DePaul
Cruz made five saves in a win over UConn, the Blue Demons' first BIG EAST game of the season. The goalie saw 16 Husky shots come his way, six made it to frame with just one getting passed him.
Kent Dickey, Villanova
Dickey stepped in at goal for regular starter Carson Williams and played a pivotal role in Saturday's BIG EAST win over Butler, making four saves in his first career shutout.
Karson Henderlong, Xavier
Henderlong scored both of the Musketeers goals in a 3-2 road loss to No. 24 Providence. Henderlong scored first for both teams, then cut the Friars lead to one goal with a score in the 82nd minute. It was his third career multi-goal game.

Players Mentioned

Edrey Caceres

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