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Koker, Plaschko Garner Weekly Big Ten Honors
3/9/2021 2:06:00 PM | Soccer
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota's Katie Koker was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week while Megan Plaschko received Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.
From March 1 through March 7, Minnesota competed in three games and totaled 296 minutes of play, allowing only one combined goal across that span. The duo of Koker and Plaschko played key roles as the Gophers produced a pair of shutouts on the defensive end to go 2-0-1 on the week.
In particular, Koker helped power the Gopher defense to shutouts of both Michigan State (March 1) and Illinois (March 6) across 200 scoreless minutes. On top of that, Koker scored her first career goal in Maroon & Gold to propel Minnesota to a 2-1 overtime win against Northwestern on March 4. Koker played 245 minutes in last week's trio of contests. With the award, Koker becomes Minnesota's first Defensive Player of the Week since Tarah Hobbs received the honor on Sept. 27, 2016.
As for Plaschko, the sophomore goalkeeper played all 296 minutes for the Gophers last week, allowing just one goal to find the back of the net. In doing so, Plaschko produced the first two shutouts of her collegiate career, with her shutout of Michigan State coming in her first collegiate start. Plaschko finished the week with six saves and was one of the primary reasons why the Gophers were able to add seven points to their credit in the Big Ten standings. The accolade represents Minnesota's first-ever Goalkeeper of the Week award.
With the signature week, Minnesota now holds a 2-1-2 overall record and sits in sixth place in the Big Ten standings. The Maroon & Gold will look to continue their winning ways as they take to the road for the next three games against Iowa (March 14), Penn State (March 18) and Rutgers (March 21).
From March 1 through March 7, Minnesota competed in three games and totaled 296 minutes of play, allowing only one combined goal across that span. The duo of Koker and Plaschko played key roles as the Gophers produced a pair of shutouts on the defensive end to go 2-0-1 on the week.
In particular, Koker helped power the Gopher defense to shutouts of both Michigan State (March 1) and Illinois (March 6) across 200 scoreless minutes. On top of that, Koker scored her first career goal in Maroon & Gold to propel Minnesota to a 2-1 overtime win against Northwestern on March 4. Koker played 245 minutes in last week's trio of contests. With the award, Koker becomes Minnesota's first Defensive Player of the Week since Tarah Hobbs received the honor on Sept. 27, 2016.
As for Plaschko, the sophomore goalkeeper played all 296 minutes for the Gophers last week, allowing just one goal to find the back of the net. In doing so, Plaschko produced the first two shutouts of her collegiate career, with her shutout of Michigan State coming in her first collegiate start. Plaschko finished the week with six saves and was one of the primary reasons why the Gophers were able to add seven points to their credit in the Big Ten standings. The accolade represents Minnesota's first-ever Goalkeeper of the Week award.
With the signature week, Minnesota now holds a 2-1-2 overall record and sits in sixth place in the Big Ten standings. The Maroon & Gold will look to continue their winning ways as they take to the road for the next three games against Iowa (March 14), Penn State (March 18) and Rutgers (March 21).
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