The Big Ten announced their weekly honors for Olympic Sports today and Rutgers athletes picked up two honors.
Women’s soccer midfielder Nicole Whitley was honored as co-Freshman of the Week for her game winning goal in the conference opener against Maryland last Friday. Whitney has started every game this season and is off to a great beginning to her Rutgers career. She currently is tied for the team lead for points with 10 on the season with senior forward Madison Tiernan. Whitley also leads the Big Ten with 6 assists.
The team is currently 6-1-1 overall and ranked #22 in the country by the NSCAA.