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.
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).
🏑 Congrats to the #B1GFH 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤, Indy van Ek of @RUFieldHockey! https://t.co/6M9vMNwzp0 pic.twitter.com/k2tKRQY6IZ
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) October 24, 2022