Northwestern University Athletics
Pair of Wildcats receive Big Ten Soccer Honors
11/2/2018 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Evanston, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2018 men's soccer All-Big Ten teams and individual honors Friday. First-year Richie Bennett was named to All-Big Ten Freshman Team and senior Robbie White as one of the Sportsmanship Award recipients.
Bennet has started 15 of the 17 games this season. The Carmel, Indiana native checked in at No. 42 in TopDrawerSoccer.com's midseason Freshmen Top 100 earlier this year.
Senior goalkeeper Robbie White started 10 games in the 2017-18 season and tallied 55 saves. In the Wildcats' 6-0 victory over Concordia Chicago this year, White was in the box for 45 minutes and contributed two saves in the shutout victory.
Northwestern men's soccer will begin its postseason on Saturday against Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Kickoff is set for noon CT in Bloomington, Indiana. Coverage will be available on BTN2Go.
Below is a the full list of Big Ten honors.
First Team
Forward
Jack Hallahan, Michigan*
Jordan Hall, Rutgers
Griffin Dorsey, Indiana
Midfield
Francesco Moore, Indiana*
Giuseppe Barone, Michigan State
Robbie Mertz, Michigan
Amar Sejdic, Maryland
Defense
Andrew Gutman, Indiana*
Patrick Nielsen, Michigan State
Donovan Pines, Maryland
Goalkeeper
Trey Muse, Indiana*
Second Team^
Forward
Ryan Sierakowski, Michigan State
Justin Rennicks, Indiana
Umar Farouk Osman, Michigan
DeJuan Jones, Michigan State
Midfield
Trevor Swartz, Indiana
Mitch Guitar, Wisconsin
Aaron Molloy, Penn State
Defense
Rece Buckmaster, Indiana
Robin Olofsson, Wisconsin
Marcello Borges, Michigan
Timmy Mehl, Indiana
Goalkeeper
Jimmy Hague
Freshman Team
Jack Maher, Indiana*
Andrew Akindele, Wisconsin*
Farai Mutatu, Michigan State*
Richie Bennett, Northwestern*
Jeremy Rafanello, Penn State*
Noah Melick, Wisconsin*
William James Herve, Maryland*
Jack Beck, Michigan State
Devyn Etling, Ohio State
Thomas DeVizio, Rutgers
Zach Klancnik, Wisconsin
Offensive Player of the Year
Jack Hallahan, Michigan
Midfielder of the Year
Giuseppe Barone, Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year
Andrew Gutman, Indiana*
Goalkeeper of the Year
Trey Muse, Indiana*
Freshman of the Year
Jack Maher, Indiana
Coach of the Year
Todd Yeagley, Indiana*
*Unanimous selection
^additional honorees due to ties in voting
Sportsmanship Award
Jeremiah Gutjahr, Sr., Indiana
Andrew Samuels, Sr., Maryland
Peter Brown, Sr., Michigan
Connor Corrigan, Sr., Michigan State
Robbie White, Sr., Northwestern
Brady Blackwell, Sr., Ohio State
Austin Maloney, Sr., Penn State
Thomas Dovell, Sr., Rutgers
Isaac Schlenker, Sr., Wisconsin
Bennet has started 15 of the 17 games this season. The Carmel, Indiana native checked in at No. 42 in TopDrawerSoccer.com's midseason Freshmen Top 100 earlier this year.
Senior goalkeeper Robbie White started 10 games in the 2017-18 season and tallied 55 saves. In the Wildcats' 6-0 victory over Concordia Chicago this year, White was in the box for 45 minutes and contributed two saves in the shutout victory.
Northwestern men's soccer will begin its postseason on Saturday against Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Kickoff is set for noon CT in Bloomington, Indiana. Coverage will be available on BTN2Go.
Below is a the full list of Big Ten honors.
First Team
Forward
Jack Hallahan, Michigan*
Jordan Hall, Rutgers
Griffin Dorsey, Indiana
Midfield
Francesco Moore, Indiana*
Giuseppe Barone, Michigan State
Robbie Mertz, Michigan
Amar Sejdic, Maryland
Defense
Andrew Gutman, Indiana*
Patrick Nielsen, Michigan State
Donovan Pines, Maryland
Goalkeeper
Trey Muse, Indiana*
Second Team^
Forward
Ryan Sierakowski, Michigan State
Justin Rennicks, Indiana
Umar Farouk Osman, Michigan
DeJuan Jones, Michigan State
Midfield
Trevor Swartz, Indiana
Mitch Guitar, Wisconsin
Aaron Molloy, Penn State
Defense
Rece Buckmaster, Indiana
Robin Olofsson, Wisconsin
Marcello Borges, Michigan
Timmy Mehl, Indiana
Goalkeeper
Jimmy Hague
Freshman Team
Jack Maher, Indiana*
Andrew Akindele, Wisconsin*
Farai Mutatu, Michigan State*
Richie Bennett, Northwestern*
Jeremy Rafanello, Penn State*
Noah Melick, Wisconsin*
William James Herve, Maryland*
Jack Beck, Michigan State
Devyn Etling, Ohio State
Thomas DeVizio, Rutgers
Zach Klancnik, Wisconsin
Offensive Player of the Year
Jack Hallahan, Michigan
Midfielder of the Year
Giuseppe Barone, Michigan State
Defensive Player of the Year
Andrew Gutman, Indiana*
Goalkeeper of the Year
Trey Muse, Indiana*
Freshman of the Year
Jack Maher, Indiana
Coach of the Year
Todd Yeagley, Indiana*
*Unanimous selection
^additional honorees due to ties in voting
Sportsmanship Award
Jeremiah Gutjahr, Sr., Indiana
Andrew Samuels, Sr., Maryland
Peter Brown, Sr., Michigan
Connor Corrigan, Sr., Michigan State
Robbie White, Sr., Northwestern
Brady Blackwell, Sr., Ohio State
Austin Maloney, Sr., Penn State
Thomas Dovell, Sr., Rutgers
Isaac Schlenker, Sr., Wisconsin
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