BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Jared Timmer, Butler, Jr., M (Hudsonville, Mich.)
Butler junior midfielder Jared Timmer scored the game-winner Friday night, giving the No. 25 Bulldogs a 1-0 overtime win over Illinois-Chicago, the defending Horizon League champions and NCAA tournament team. Timmer’s header off a free kick came in the 95th minute. Timmer had three shots on the night, including two on goal. He played all 95 minutes.
Cameron Taylor, Xavier, RS-Jr., D (Indianapolis, Ind.)
XU’s Cameron Taylor played 184 minutes in two games for the Musketeers during opening weekend, anchoring a defense that limited opponents Drake and Loyola-Chicago to 16 total shots.