Mason National Player of the Week, Joins Bradley on B1G Awards
Sep 24 | Women's Soccer
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Senior back Emily Mason has been named the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the week, while freshman midfielder Shaela Bradley earned her first conference award with the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
These are the first Big Ten weekly honors for the Scarlet Knights in 2024. It marks Mason's second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and first National Player of the Week.
Mason anchored the defense playing all 180 minutes in a pair of shutouts last week – 3-0 against Oregon and 1-0 over Washington – stretching Rutgers' streak to six consecutive clean sheets. Mason's work on the backline held Oregon to one shot on goal and Washington to three shots on target. The Flemington, N.J. native sent a long ball over the defense to assist Riley Tiernan's game-winner in the fourth minute of the 1-0 victory against Washington on Sunday.
Bradley scored points in both of Rutgers' shutout victories against Oregon and Washington last week. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Bradley scored her second collegiate goal to push Rutgers' lead to 2-0 against Oregon on Thursday. She then assisted the Scarlet Knights' lone goal in the 1-0 defeat of Washington in just the fourth minute on Sunday. Bradley has started all nine matches for Rutgers, who have won six consecutive matches via clean sheet. She ranks third on the team with seven points.
Rutgers' shutout streak of six is the longest "On the Banks" since 2017. Mason and the defense have held all nine opponents this season to four or less shots.
Mason, Bradley and the Scarlet Knights are back in action on the road at Michigan on Thu., Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. live on Big Ten Network.
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These are the first Big Ten weekly honors for the Scarlet Knights in 2024. It marks Mason's second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and first National Player of the Week.
Mason anchored the defense playing all 180 minutes in a pair of shutouts last week – 3-0 against Oregon and 1-0 over Washington – stretching Rutgers' streak to six consecutive clean sheets. Mason's work on the backline held Oregon to one shot on goal and Washington to three shots on target. The Flemington, N.J. native sent a long ball over the defense to assist Riley Tiernan's game-winner in the fourth minute of the 1-0 victory against Washington on Sunday.
Bradley scored points in both of Rutgers' shutout victories against Oregon and Washington last week. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Bradley scored her second collegiate goal to push Rutgers' lead to 2-0 against Oregon on Thursday. She then assisted the Scarlet Knights' lone goal in the 1-0 defeat of Washington in just the fourth minute on Sunday. Bradley has started all nine matches for Rutgers, who have won six consecutive matches via clean sheet. She ranks third on the team with seven points.
Rutgers' shutout streak of six is the longest "On the Banks" since 2017. Mason and the defense have held all nine opponents this season to four or less shots.
Mason, Bradley and the Scarlet Knights are back in action on the road at Michigan on Thu., Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. live on Big Ten Network.
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