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Jersey Number 1
Oren Asher
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- GK
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 170
- Hometown:
- Herzliya, Israel
- High School:
- Hayovel
- Club Team:
- Maccabi Herzliya
- Major:
- Sport Management
Career Stats
McElderry on Asher: "Oren is a mature keeper with a lot of experience. He comes from an excellent training environment at Maccabi Herzliya. I expect Oren to set the standard for our keepers in terms of training and knowing how to compete every session."
Asher on Choosing Rutgers: "I wanted to be a part of this big institution and play in the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers is one of the best places to go in order to combine a high-level of sport with a good education."
- 3 Time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in Fall 2021
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/7/2021)
- Two Time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in Spring 2021
- Six shutouts ranked third in NCAA as of Oct. 3
- Started 16 of 17 games of the season, posting seven shutouts
- Only goalkeeper in the nation to start the season with four consecutive shutouts; Rutgers started the season with four-straight clean sheets for the first time since the 1990 NCAA Championships runner-up team
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 31) after two shutouts - four saves against Delaware and one against Temple
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 7) after two shutouts with seven saves at Princeton and two stops against Mount St. Mary's
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 5) after a seven-save shutout at No. 8 Maryland
- Named a Big Ten Player to Watch
- Recorded his seventh shutout of the season in a 4-0 victory over Ohio State (Oct.31)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all nine games in goal and posted four shutouts, which tied for the second most in the Big Ten
- Named Bob McNulty Most Valuable Player
- Two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the first Rutgers student-athlete with multiple DPOW honors from the conference in a single season
- Saved a penalty to preserve a 1-0 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 27
- In four shutout victories, Asher had five saves at Michigan State, two saves at Wisconsin, four saves against Maryland, and four saves against Northwestern
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 18 games in net in his first collegiate season
- Posted a 0.84 goals-against average during Rutgers 6-0-2 start to the season, its best since 1985
- Tied for third in the Big Ten with three shutouts against Temple (8/29), Elon (9/6) and Wisconsin (10/11)
- Made a career-high seven saves twice against Binghamton (9/10) and Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament (11/09)
- Played with Maccabi Herzliya in Israel
- Son of Ronen and Anat
- Served as a member of the Israeli Defense Force
McElderry on Asher: "Oren is a mature keeper with a lot of experience. He comes from an excellent training environment at Maccabi Herzliya. I expect Oren to set the standard for our keepers in terms of training and knowing how to compete every session."
Asher on Choosing Rutgers: "I wanted to be a part of this big institution and play in the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers is one of the best places to go in order to combine a high-level of sport with a good education."
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