EAST LANSING, Mich. Graduated quarterback in Michigan State women’s soccer Samantha White received Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer’s National Team of the Week, each organization announced Tuesday.
White becomes the sixth different Spartan player to earn Big Ten weekly honors in 2022 and receives the first Defensive Player of the Week honor of her career. Michigan State has totaled eight Big Ten Weekly Honors this season, which stands as a new program record for the Green & White. In addition, the McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, native becomes the sixth different Spartan named to a national team of the week and earned her first national award as an individual in the process.
In last week’s games against Indiana and No. 5 Northwestern, White was a force to be reckoned with at the quarterback position. Against the Hoosiers, White saw 73 minutes of work and helped lead MSU to its 10th shutout of the season while allowing Indiana a total of four hits in the game. Against Northwestern, White scored the cap-raising goal in the 13th minute with a powerful shot from about 20 yards out.
A veteran in MSU’s back line, White has helped lead the Spartans to the top of the Big Ten in scoring defense, giving up just 0.44 goals per game overall and just 0.38 goals per game against league opponents. Michigan State has shutout a total of 10 opponents in the 2022 campaign, including five of MSU’s eight Big Ten Conference games.
The Whites prepare for their final week of regular season play in 2022 as the Spartans hit the road for a nationally ranked matchup with Ohio State on Thursday, October 20, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00pm at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Michigan State will conclude the regular season at home in East Lansing in front of a nationally televised audience on the Big Ten Network on Sunday, October 23rd. The Spartans take on Rutgers in a 2:00 pm kickoff at DeMartin Stadium.
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