Maryland freshman receives B1G men's soccer honor

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Terps freshman MF Amar Sejdic was named Big Ten co-offensive player of the week this week after scoring two goals versus St. John's. Terps will next play No. 1 UCLA on Friday at Ludwig Field. We got to speak with Sasho after Edsall's presser and will have that soon. Here's the release.

Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Amar Sejdic, Maryland

MF – Fr. – Louisville, Ky. – Vista Grande

• Scored a combined two goals and tallied five shots in Maryland’s 0-0 draw against No. 4 Notre Dame and 4-0 win over St. John’s
• Tallied three shots against the Fighting Irish
• Scored two goals on two shots versus St. John’s
• Named Most Valuable Offensive Player of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
• Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Maryland Offensive Player of the Week: Mikias Eticha (Oct. 20, 2014)

Jason Wright, Rutgers

F – So. – Kingston, Jamaica – Wolmers Boys School

• Scored two goals on five shots in Rutgers’ 4-2 win over Siena
• Collected the game-winning goal for the Scarlet Knights
• Collects his first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Offensive Player of the Week: JP Correa (Sept. 15, 2014)

Defensive Player of the Week

Matt Bersano, Penn State

GK – Sr. – Tempe, Ariz. – Corona del Sol

• Collected a combined nine saves and one shutout in Penn State’s 1-0 win over San Francisco and 1-1 double-overtime draw against Navy
• Tallied three saves against San Francisco
• Notched six saves against Navy’s 17 shots, including eight shots on goal
• Collects his first career Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Andrew Wolverton (Oct. 6, 2014)