Rutgers Field Hockey Freshman Van Ek Wins Big Ten Conference Honor
Official Rutgers Press Release: Rutgers field hockey claimed a Big Ten weekly award on Monday. Indy van Ek was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week by the conference office….
Rutgers Field Hockey Indy Van Ek named player of the week.
Official Rutgers Press Release:
Rutgers field hockey claimed a Big Ten weekly award on Monday. Indy van Ek was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week by the conference office.
Van Ek scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season on Sunday at No. 12 Syracuse. The goal came in the final two minutes of the contest, as RU mounting a late push, cutting Syracuse's deficit to 4-3.
A native of Deventer in The Netherlands, Indy Van Ek has scored a goal in three straight games, tallying against Syracuse, Maryland and Northwestern. Following her goal in the team's win over No. 3 Northwestern, she earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors that week as well.
Rutgers concludes its regular season slate this weekend with two home games. No. 19 RU hosts No. 5 Penn State on Friday, a 3 p.m. game that will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network. On Sunday, a 1 p.m. game against James Madison will feature a pregame Senior Day ceremony for Rutgers' six seniors (Annie Walsh, Amanda Beck, Isabella Mancini, Rachel Houston, Maggie Lamb and Carly Snarski).
