Pitter and Sparrow Earn BIG EAST Men?s Soccer Weekly Honors
10/13/2014 1:35:00 PM | Men's Soccer
NEW YORK - Creighton juniors Timo Pitter and Connor Sparrow earned BIG EAST men's soccer weekly honors, the league office announced Monday.
After a 2-0-0 week by Creighton with wins at Drake and against Butler, Sparrow earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week recognition while Pitter claimed BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Pitter scored both goals in Creighton's 2-1 win over Butler on Saturday. He registered the game-winning tally in 62nd minute for his second game-winner of the year. With his two goals against the Bulldogs, Pitter moved alone into second place all-time for career goals scored at Morrison Stadium with 15.
Sparrow posted his seventh shutout of the season at Drake on Tuesday while making a season-high seven saves. He played all 180 minutes in goal in wins against both sets of Bulldogs. Sparrow owns a 0.50 goals against average and 10-1-1 record this season while helping lead CU to five straight victories.
The Bluejay goalkeeper and defense have kept opponents off the scoreboard in the first half of all 12 of their matches this season. Sparrow and the Jays have not allowed CU to trail in any regulation match this season.
The conference laurel is the second of the year for Sparrow. He also claimed Goalkeeper of the Week honors after the Jays' opening weekend on Sept. 1. Pitter's accolade is his first of the season from the BIG EAST and second all-time from the conference after receiving the same recognition on Nov. 4, 2013.
The Bluejays' weekly conference award total now stands at five this year. Freshmen Ricky Lopez-Espin and Lucas Stauffer earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Week recognition earlier this year. Last season Creighton totaled six Player of the Week honors from the conference.
The Jays return to the pitch on Wednesday night when they travel to BIG EAST rival St. John's. Kickoff against the Red Storm in Queens, N.Y. is set for 6:30 p.m. CT. The match will be broadcast and streamed live on ESPN3.
