Creighton, Georgetown, St. John’s and Marquette take home major awards ahead of upcoming #BEfútbol Championship.
NEW YORK – With the 2018 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship presented by Jeep kicking off on Saturday, the annual conference honors were announced on Friday. Regular-season champion and tournament No. 1 seed Creighton claimed three major awards: Sven Koenig as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, Joel Rydstrand as Midfielder of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year led by head coach Elmar Bolowich. BIG EAST co-runner-up Georgetown saw Dylan Nealis be named Defensive Player of the Year, while Marquette’s Luis Barraza was tabbed Goalkeeper of the Year and St.