Sophomore midfielder Ben Bender of the No. 7 Maryland men’s soccer team was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Bender is the only player on the Terrapins to have scored more than once on the season, scoring his second goal on a penalty kick against Virginia on Monday. His first goal was on Aug. 29, versus UMBC, a game in which he also tallied an assist.
This is Bender’s first player of the week nod in his career after bursting onto the scene with an All-Freshman Team and All-Big Ten Second Team caliber freshman season in the spring.