Diego Gutierrez Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week

OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton forward Diego Gutierrez has been named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Bluejays pick up four points on the road last week.

Gutierrez had three goals and an assist as Creighton went 1-0-1 to help the Bluejays pick up their first points of the season in BIG EAST play. It's the first time this season the Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year been honored by the BIG EAST with a weekly award, and joins an a similar accolade bestowed on him April 5, 2021 in the spring.

Gutierrez had two goals and an assist in Creighton's 4-2 win at Villanova. He opened the scoring in the 51^st minute when he converted his second penalty kick of the season. After Villanova scored twice to tie the game at 2-2, Gutierrez assisted Duncan McGuire's game-winning goal in the 79^th minute that gave CU a 3-2 advantage. Five minutes later Gutierrez iced the game with a goal in the 84^th minute that provided the final margin.

He then recorded his BIG EAST-leading seventh goal of the season in the 19th minute at UConn to help level the score at 1-1, scoring just three minutes after UConn had taken an early lead.

Creighton returns home for a pair of home matches this week, starting with Wednesday's 6 p.m. game vs. Xavier that will air on FloSports.

Diego Gutierrez Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week

Players Mentioned

Diego Gutierrez

Duncan McGuire

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