Sam Sarver Secures First-Ever Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Week Honors

Indiana soccer's Sam Sarver was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday, following his two-goal afternoon in the team's 2-1 victory at No. 19 Penn State over the weekend in Happy Valley. Sarver leads the team with five goals this season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — For the first time in seven weeks of the regular season, an Indiana men’s soccer player received weekly honors from the Big Ten Conference. 

Junior forward Sam Sarver was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.

Over the weekend, Sarver tallied both of Indiana’s goals in the team’s important 2-1 victory at No. 19 Penn State. In two matches last week, Sarver totaled 10 shots, five of which were on target. The junior leads the Hoosiers with five goals this season, which is tied for second in the conference.

Sarver is the first Hoosier to acquire this offensive Big Ten weekly award since Ryan Wittenbrink did so on Oct. 18, 2022. Wittenbrink was also the team’s leading scorer last season. On Monday, Sarver was named to the College Soccer News 12-player Team of the Week. The two honors in the past two days are both firsts for Sarver, who appeared on the preseason Big Ten Players to Watch List.

Following the Penn State victory, Indiana’s season continues Wednesday at 7 p.m. versus Evansville at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The match on Salute To Service Night will be broadcast on Big Ten-plus. 

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