Men's Soccer

Indiana, UCLA, and Maryland Claim Final Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors

Hoosiers’ Heuer, Bruins’ Nixon and Shaw, and Terrapins’ Mack score weekly conference accolades

Offensive Player of the Week 
Charlie Heuer, Indiana
Jr. – M – Elmhurst, Ill. – York Community
  • Recorded a goal and two assists in the Hoosiers’ 3-2 win over No. 9 Michigan State
  • Assisted on both of Easton Bogard’s goals, giving Indiana a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, before scoring the game-winning goal, as the Hoosiers clinched the Big Ten title
  • Claims his first Offensive Player of the Week honor
  • Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Oliver Moller-Jensen (Nov. 3, 2026)
Defensive Player of the Week  
Shakir Nixon, UCLA
Jr. – D – Cerritos, Calif. - Cerritos
  • Anchored a defensive effort that led the Bruins to a 1-0 win over No. 6 Washington
  • Saw 90 minutes of action on a unit that held the Huskies to just two shots on target, while defending seven corner kicks
  • Earns his second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
  • Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Tre Wright (Oct. 6, 2026)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Laurin Mack, Maryland
Jr. – Emmendingen, Germany – SC Freiburg 
  • Tallied a career-high eight saves in Maryland’s 2-0 win over Penn State
  • Notched his fifth clean sheet of the season
  • Nabs his sixth career Goalkeeper of the Week award and third of the season
  • Last Maryland Goalkeeper of the Week: Laurin Mack (Oct. 27, 2026)
Freshman of the Week
Tristan Shaw, UCLA
GK – Scottsdale, Ariz. - Chaparral
  • Recorded his first career clean sheet with a 1-0 victory over No. 6 Washington
  • Notched a pair of second half saves to secure the win
  • Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
  • Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Ander Marticorena Saez (Oct. 28, 2025)
 
2026 Big Ten Men’s Soccer Players of the Week
August 25
O: Oliver Moller-Jensen, IND
D: Martin Wurschmidt, OSU
G: Alen Bean, MICH
F: Said El Eyssami, MD
 
September 1
O: Grayson Elmquist, MICH
D: Nick McHenry, IND
G: Laurin Mack, MD
F: Rodrigo Neri, MD
 
September 8
O: Albi Ndrenika, MD
D: Elijah Bishop, OSU
G: Judewellin Michel, WIS
F: Rodrigo Neri, MD
 
September 15
O: Zach Ramsey, WASH
D: Fritz Volmar, NU
G: Dominic Pereira, NU
 
September 22
O: William Pierce, RU
D: Braxton Montgomery, RU
G: Michal Mroz, IND
F: Said El Eyssami, MD
 
September 29
O: Zach Ramsey, WASH
D: Bryant Mayer, NU
G: Stockton Short, WASH
F: Dominic Dono, MSU
 
October 6
O: Martin Wurschmidt, OSU
D: Tre Wright, UCLA
G: Michal Mroz, IND
F: Shaun Brun, WASH
 
October 13
O: Oliver Moller-Jensen, IND
D: Egor Akulov, WASH
G: Judewellin Michel, WIS
F: Christopher Salazar, WIS
 
October 20
P: Francesco DiPonzio, RU
D: Ellis Jones, WIS
G: Rafael Ponce de Leon, RU
F: Josue Pfrommer, NU
 
October 27
P: Francesco DiPonzio, RU
D: Fritz Volmar, NU
G: Laurin Mack, MD
F: Jake Goetting, WASH
 
November 3
P: Oliver Moller-Jensen, IND
D: Joaquin Torres, WIS
G: Rafael Ponde de Leon, RU
F: Jake Goetting, WASH
 
November 10
P: Charlie Heuer, IND
D: Shakir Nixon, UCLA
GK: Laurin Mack, MD
F: Tristan Shaw, UCLA