Northwestern University Athletics
Achara Jr., Miskovic Earn Weekly Recognitions
3/2/2021 9:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern soccer's Ugo Achara Jr. and Miha Misskovic have earned recognition from national outlets and the Big Ten Conference respectively.
Achara Jr. was named player of the week by TopDrawer Soccer and Coller Soccer News' player of the week, while Miskovic earned defensive player of the week honors from the league office. Achara scored twice and contributed the assist on teammate Richie Bennett's goal to lead an explosive Northwestern offense to a 5-2 win on the road over Wisconsin.
Achara also came up big for the Wildcats when he scored out of a long throw in the 88th minute of play with a double assist from Deng Deng Kur and Spencer Farina to give Northwestern the edge they needed to upset Indiana 1-0. The win over Indiana was Northwestern's first since 2011.
Miskovic made five saves in the 1-0 win over No. 7 Indiana and handed the Hoosiers their second loss in the last 40 games. It was the third time in his career to earn the distinction from the Big Ten Conference.
The Wildcats will travel to Columbus to face Ohio State on Sunday, March 7.
