BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Ricky Lopez-Espin, Creighton, Sr., F (Miami, Fla.)
Creighton senior forward Ricky Lopez-Espin had three goals in a 2-0 week for the Bluejays to lead the league. Lopez-Espin, the co-BIG EAST leader for points (20) and goals (9), had two goals in Creighton’s 4-1 win over Xavier on Saturday night, helping the Bluejays earn three critical points at the midway date in the league schedule. Lopez-Espin scored the opening goal in the 7th minute and an insurance goal in the 59th to put CU up 3-1. The senior co-captain also scored a goal during Creighton’s 6-1 win on Tuesday against Drake.