2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

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2023 Big Ten Conference men' soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 24 – December 15, 2023
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox/FS2, BTN)
2024 MLS SuperDraft
Regular season
ChampionsIndiana
Season MVPPeter Mangione, Penn State
Tournament
ChampionsIndiana
  Runners-upPenn State
Finals MVPOffensive: Samuel Sarver
Defensive: Kris Shakes
Men's Soccer seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Indiana  ‍†‍‡‍ 4 – 2 – 2   .625 15 – 4 – 5   .729
Penn State  ‍†‍‍ 4 – 2 – 2   .625 10 – 4 – 5   .658
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 1 – 4   .625 7 – 2 – 7   .656
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 1   .563 10 – 4 – 3   .676
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 5   .563 5 – 5 – 7   .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 2 – 2 – 4   .500 6 – 5 – 6   .529
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 6 – 6 – 5   .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 1   .438 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 2   .125 4 – 8 – 3   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big Ten tournament champion
y – Invited to the 2023 NCAA Tournament
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten


The 2023 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season will be the 32nd season of college soccer play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. This was the Big Ten's eleventh season with eight men's soccer teams, as in 2024, UCLA and Washington will join the conference.[1][2]

The Maryland Terrapins are the defending champions.[3]

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2022 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season

Rutgers won the Big Ten men's soccer tournament for the first time in program history,[4] and won their first conference tournament championship since 1997.[5] Maryland won their first Big Ten Conference regular season championship since 2016. MD Myers of Rutgers won bother the regular season and tournament Player of the Year award.[6]

In the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, four Big Ten teams received bids into the tournament. Rutgers earned the automatic bid, while Maryland, Ohio State, and Indiana received at-large bids.[7] Maryland and Ohio State reached the second round of the tournament before being eliminated, while Rutgers was eliminated in the first round.[8] Indiana reached their NCAA-record 17th NCAA National Championship game, but lost in penalty kicks to Syracuse in the final.[9]

In the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Maryland sophomore, Joshua Bolma, was the first Big Ten player to be drafted, selected fourth overall by the New England Revolution.[10]

Coaching changes[edit]

There were no coaching changes during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's soccer offseason.

Coaches[edit]

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2022 season

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record Ref.
Indiana Todd Yeagley Wisconsin 12 143–58–43 (.674) 136–49–41 (.692) 38–16–22 (.645) [11]
Maryland Sasho Cirovski Hartford 29 423–160–65 (.703) 397–147–58 (.708) 28–9–11 (.698) [12]
Michigan Chaka Daley Providence 10 155–175–51 (.474) 65–64–24 (.503) 24–26–10 (.483) [13][14]
Michigan State Damon Rensing Michigan State (asst.) 13 123–75–32 (.604) 123–75–32 (.604) 34–30–14 (.526) [15]
Northwestern Tim Lenahan Lafayette 21 311–218–74 (.577) 175–149–53 (.534) 39–64–21 (.399)
Ohio State Brian Maisonneuve Indiana (asst.) 5 28–44–11 (.404) 28–44–11 (.404) 10–26–5 (.305) [16]
Penn State Jeff Cook Philadelphia Union II (asst.) 5 226–166–61 (.566) 46–28–12 (.605) 24–9–7 (.688) [17]
Rutgers Jim McElderry Fordham 4 157–157–49 (.500) 34–34–13 (.500) 14–22–4 (.400) [18]
Wisconsin Neil Jones Loyola 2 87–60–28 (.577) 6–6–4 (.500) 3–4–1 (.438)

Preseason[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

The preseason poll will be released on August 21, 2023. Maryland was voted to win the conference.[19]

Big Ten preseason poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Maryland
2 Indiana
3 Ohio State
4 Rutgers
5 Penn State
6 Wisconsin
7 Michigan State
8 Northwestern
9 Michigan

Preseason national polls[edit]

The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2023.[20]

United
Soccer 		CSN Top Drawer
Soccer
Indiana 2 2 2
Maryland 14 11 17
Michigan — — —
Michigan State — — —
Northwestern — — —
Ohio State RV — —
Penn State — — —
Rutgers RV — —
Wisconsin — — —

Preseason awards[edit]

All−American Teams[edit]

USC 1st Team USC 2nd Team TDS 1st Team TDS 2nd Team CSN 1st Team CSN 2nd Team

Preseason All Big Ten[edit]

Big Ten Players to Watch:

  • Indiana: Patrick McDonald, Collins Oduro, Sam Sarver
  • Maryland: Stefan Copetti, Alex Nitzl, Bjarne Thiesen
  • Michigan: Bryce Blevins, Jason Bucknor, Louis Rogers
  • Michigan State: Greyson Mercer, Jake Spadafora, Jonathan Stout
  • Northwestern: Ugo Achara, Jason Gajadhar, Justin Weiss
  • Ohio State: Anthony Samways, Deylen Vellios, Laurence Wootton
  • Penn State: Femi Awodesu, Peter Mangione, Kris Shakes
  • Rutgers: Matthew Acosta, Jason Bouregy, Joey Zalinsky
  • Wisconsin: Tim Bielic, Nate Crockford, Maxwell Keenan

Regular season[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Week 1 (Aug. 22 – Aug. 28)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 24 5:00 p.m. St. Thomas (MN) Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL W 2–1 103
7:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ T 1–1 504
Loyola Chicago Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ No contest[a]
CSUN Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH T 1–1 1,419
Penn State No. 5 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry) ACCNX T 1–1 2,000
Rutgers Delaware Stuart and Grant Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+ L 2–3 370
8:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana No. 18 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) ACCNX T 1–1 2,092
Purdue Fort Wayne Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI W 1–0 309
8:15 p.m. No. 25 Missouri State No. 14 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ L 0–1 1,823
August 27 1:00 p.m. Cal Baptist Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ W 2–0 773
2:00 p.m. Drake Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI B1G+ W 2–0 757
2:30 p.m. NJIT Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+ W 1–0 476
4:00 p.m. Le Moyne Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 4–0 1,288
7:00 p.m. No. 10 UNCG No. 14 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ W 2–0 2,229
UC Davis Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH L 1–2 2,000
August 28 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ W 3–0 2,098
7:30 p.m. St. John's Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ B1G+ T 2–2 1,337

Week 2 (Aug. 29 – Sep. 4)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 8:00 p.m. DePaul No. 10 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 2–0 2,104
September 1 4:00 p.m. Ohio State Seton Hall Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 0–1 300
6:00 p.m. No. 1 Syracuse No. 21 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA FS2 T 1–1 2,684
7:00 p.m. No. 9 Akron Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+ T 1–1 1,973
Michigan State Army Malek Stadium • West Point, NY ESPN+ W 2–1 1,250
Rutgers Princeton Roberts Stadium • Princeton, NJ (rivalry) WPVI L 1–2 1,202
7:30 p.m. No. 18 Wake Forest No. 20 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ T 0–0 4,644
8:00 p.m. No. 9 Washington No. 10 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 0–1 3,408
Northwestern Milwaukee Engelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WI ESPN+ W 2–1 1,012
No. 2 Kentucky Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI B1G+ W 1–0 827
September 4 11:00 a.m. Michigan State Villanova Higgins Soccer Complex • Philadelphia, PA BEDN T 1–1 841
3:00 p.m. Michigan Bowling Green Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 1–2 2,012
Northwestern DePaul Wish Field • Chicago, IL FloSports T 1–1 672
5:00 p.m. St. John's No. 21 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 2–0 1,135
7:00 p.m. No. 20 Maryland No. 15 Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (rivalry) ACCNX L 1–2 2,139
No. 9 Washington Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH T 1–1 1,062
Saint Peter's Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ W 2–0 743
8:00 p.m. Seton Hall Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 1–0 2,480
Wisconsin UIC Flames Field • Chicago, IL ESPN+ L 0–2 964

Week 3 (Sep. 5 – Sep. 11)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 7:00 p.m. Dayton Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ W 1–0 1,611
September 8 7:00 p.m. No. 15 Indiana South Florida Corbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, FL L 0–1 1,022
Georgetown Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD WMUC Canceled[b]
Penn No. 14 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA L 0–3 1,605
8:00 p.m. Michigan Creighton Morrison Stadium • Omaha, NE FloSports L 1–3 4,092
Northern Illinois Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+ W 2–1 324
Mercer No. 21 Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI T 0–0 553
September 9 7:00 p.m. Ohio State Butler Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN W 1–0 1,081
Rutgers UCLA Wallis Annenberg Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12NLA L 0–4 626
September 11 8:00 p.m. UIC Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+ W 4–1 252
No. 21 Wisconsin No. 13 Marquette Valley Fields • Milwaukee, WI BEDN L 1–3 610

Week 4 (Sep. 12 – Sep. 18)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 8:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN ACCN W 1–0 532
September 13 7:00 p.m. Columbia Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ B1G+ W 2–0 437
September 14 7:00 p.m. Michigan Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ T 2–2 2,637
September 15 7:00 p.m. Penn State Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH PSU 3–0 1,739
7:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 23 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ T 0–0 3,053
8:00 p.m. UC Riverside No. 19 Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+ W 2–0 802
September 17 2:00 p.m. Michigan State Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ T 1–1 633

Week 5 (Sep. 19 – Sep. 25)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 7:00 p.m. Maryland Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA BTN PSU 1–0 951
Michigan Oakland Oakland Soccer Field • Rochester Hills, MI ESPN+ L 1–2 724
No. 24 Kentucky Ohio State Jesse Owens Meorial Stadium • Columbus, OH B1G+ W 3–0 747
7:30 p.m. Butler No. 25 Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN B1G+ W 1–0 2,072
8:00 p.m. No. 12 Northwestern Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI BTN T 2–2 482
September 22 7:00 p.m. Rutgers Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI MICH 3–2 1,213
Indiana No. 22 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ MSU 2–1 2,979
September 23 7:00 p.m. Penn State UNCG UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC W 2–0 342
September 24 1:00 p.m. Maryland Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI B1G+ WIS 1–0 541
2:00 p.m. Ohio State No. 12 Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN NW 4–2 711

Week 6 (Sep. 26 – Oct. 2)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 26 7:00 p.m. Oakland No. 13 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ T 2–2 2,122
7:30 p.m. Michigan Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS2 T 0–0 2,066
September 27 7:00 p.m. Howard No. 25 Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA W 3–1 630
September 29 7:00 p.m. No. 16 Northwestern Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD B1G+ NW 2–0 3,473
Ohio State Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ OSU 2–0 137
October 1 3:00 p.m. Wisconsin Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN T 1–1 1,083
No. 25 Penn State No. 13 Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI B1G+ T 0–0 3,274

Week 7 (Oct. 3 – Oct. 9)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 3 7:00 p.m. Indiana Kentucky Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
October 3 7:00 p.m. Rutgers Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
October 3 7:00 p.m. Xavier Ohio State Jesse Owens Meorial Stadium • Columbus, OH
October 3 8:00 p.m. Green Bay Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+
October 6 7:00 p.m. Michigan Ohio State Jesse Owens Meorial Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
October 6 8:00 p.m. Michigan State Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI
October 7 12:00 p.m. Indiana Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA
October 7 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
October 8 2:00 p.m. Rutgers Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+
October 9 7:00 p.m. Bradley Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI

Week 8 (Oct. 10 – Oct. 16)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 10 7:00 p.m. Villanova Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
Michigan State Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
Ohio State Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY
October 11 7:00 p.m. Evansville Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN
October 13 6:00 p.m. Northwestern Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA B1G+
7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ
October 15 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN
2:00 p.m. Maryland Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI

Week 9 (Oct. 17 – Oct. 23)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 17 6:00 p.m. Penn State Rutgers Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ
7:00 p.m. Notre Dame Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
October 20 7:00 p.m. Indiana Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD
Ohio State Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI
8:00 p.m. Michigan State Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL B1G+
October 21 1:00 p.m. Rutgers Northeastern Parsons Field • Brookline, MA
October 22 TBA Michigan Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA

Week 10 (Oct. 24 – Oct. 30)[edit]

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 24 6:00 p.m. Ohio State Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI
7:00 p.m. Navy Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD (rivalry)
8:00 p.m. Indiana Northwestern Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN
Milwaukee Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI
October 25 6:00 p.m. Detroit Mercy Penn State Jeffrey Field • State College, PA
7:00 p.m. Cleveland State Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
October 27 6:30 p.m. Trine Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN
7:00 p.m. Drake Michigan State DeMartin Soccer Complex • East Lansing, MI
October 29 1:00 p.m. Rutgers Indiana Bill Armstrong Stadium • Bloomington, IN
Maryland Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium • Columbus, OH
Northwestern Michigan U-M Soccer Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI B1G+
Penn State Wisconsin McClimon Soccer Complex • Madison, WI

Postseason[edit]

Big Ten Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 Big Ten men's soccer tournament

The Big Ten Tournament was played from November 3–12.[23][24] Indiana won the Big Ten tournament title over Penn State.[25]

Quarterfinals
November 3 		Semifinals
November 8 		Championship
November 12
         
1 Indiana 2
8 Wisconsin 1
1 Indiana 4
5 Michigan 3
4 Northwestern 0
5 Michigan 1
1 Indiana 1
2 Penn State 0
3 Michigan State 0
6 Ohio State 1
6 Ohio State 1 (3)
2 Penn State (p) 1 (4)
2 Penn State 3
7 Rutgers 1

All-Tournament team[edit]

Source:[26]

Player Team
Hugo Bacharach Indiana
Maouloune Goumballe
Samuel Sarver[c]
Jason Bucknor Michigan
Elijah Howe Michigan State
Nigel Prince Northwestern
Deylen Vellios Ohio State
Peter Mangione Penn State
Kris Shakes[d]
Ola Maeland Rutgers
Max Keenan Wisconsin

NCAA Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

The NCAA Tournament began on November 15, 2023 and conclude on December 17, 2019. For the first time in Big Ten history, only one team made the NCAA tournament.

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
— 4 Indiana W 2–1 vs. Lipscomb – (Bloomington) W 3–2 at (10) Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem) TBD at (7) Virginia – (Charlottesville)
W–L–T (%): 1–0–0 (1.000) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) 0–0–0 (–) Total: 1–0–0 (1.000)

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

National rankings[edit]

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Final
Indiana USC 2 10 15 23 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV None released
TDS 2 3 7 21 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV 16
CSN 2 3 13 25 25 RV NV NV NV NV NV 25 10
Maryland USC 14 20 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS 11 11 12 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN 17 19 22 RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Michigan USC NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Michigan State USC NV NV NV NV 22 13 23 19 20 16 NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV 18 12 22 23 NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV NV NV NV 14 14 11 9 8 20 RV NV
Northwestern USC NV NV NV 19 13 16 12 12 21 RV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV 20 23 17 18 23 NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV RV 30 20 16 10 10 12 22 27 RV NV
Ohio State USC RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Penn State USC NV 21 14 RV RV 25 19 NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV 23 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV 27 NV 22 22 21 22 19 27 26 24 27
Rutgers USC RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Wisconsin USC NV NV 21 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV None released
TDS NV NV 15 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
CSN NV NV 15 RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV

Regional rankings - USC North Region[edit]

    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 10
NV No votes received

The United Soccer Coaches' North region ranks teams across the Big Ten, Horizon, and Ohio Valley Conferences.

  Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11
Indiana 1 5 7 6 6 7 6 5 3 3 2
Maryland 4 2 4 9 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Michigan 7 8 10 10 9 NV NV NV NV NV NV
Michigan State NV 6 1 1 1 4 2 4 1 1 4
Northwestern 5 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5
Ohio State NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Penn State 2 3 5 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 3
Rutgers NV NV NV 8 NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Wisconsin 3 1 6 4 4 6 5 7 6 6 6

Awards and honors[edit]

Player of the week honors[edit]

Following each week's games, Big Ten conference officials select the players of the week.

Week Offensive Defensive
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Aug. 29)[27] Maxwell Keenan MF WIS Kris Shakes GK PSU
Week 2 (Sep. 5)[28] Alex Stevenson MF PSU Kris Shakes (2) GK PSU
Week 3 (Sep. 12)[29] Justin Weiss FW NW Zac Kelly GK MSU
Week 4 (Sep. 19)[30] Liam Butts FW PSU Zac Kelly (2) GK MSU

Postseason honors[edit]

Unanimous selections in bold.

2023 B1G Men's Soccer Individual Awards[31]
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year Peter Mangione, Penn State
Midfielder of the Year Laurence Wootton, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year Femi Awodesu, Penn State
Goalkeeper of the Year Kris Shakes, Penn State
Coach of the Year Jeff Cook, Penn State
Freshman of the Year Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Maryland
2023 B1G Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams[31]
First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Sportsmanship Team Honorees

Joey Maher, D, Indiana
Patrick McDonald, M, Indiana
Samuel Sarver, F, Indiana
Jonathan Stout, M, Michigan State
Collin McCamy, M, Northwestern
Nigel Prince, D, Northwestern
Justin Weiss, F, Northwestern
Laurence Wooton, M, Ohio State
Femi Awodesu, D, Penn State
Peter Mangione, F, Penn State
Kris Shakes, GK, Penn State
Jackson Temple, F, Rutgers

Hugo Bacharach, M, Indiana
JT Harms, GK, Indiana
William Kulvik, D, Maryland
Bryce Blevins, M, Michigan
Nolan Miller, D, Michigan
Jeremy Sharp, D, Michigan State
Jake Spadafora, F, Michigan State
Ugo Achara Jr., F, Northwestern
Michael Adedokun, M, Ohio State
Siggi Magnusson, D, Ohio State
Luciano Pechota, M, Ohio State
Matthew Acosta, M, Rutgers
Birgir Baldvinsson, D, Wisconsin
Tim Bielic, M, Wisconsin

Collins Oduro, Indiana
Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Maryland
Matthew Fisher, Michigan
Isaiah Goldson, Michigan
Will Eby, Michigan State
Fritz Volmar, Northwestern
Andre Roberts, Ohio State
Caden Grabfelder, Penn State
Nick Collins, Rutgers
Trip Fleming, Wisconsin
Ryan Quintos, Wisconsin

Maouloune Goumballe, RS-Sr., Indiana
Kento Abe, Sr., Maryland
Bode Saul, Sr., Michigan
Jack Zugay, Sr., Michigan State
Jackson Weyman, Gr., Northwestern
Luciano Pechota, So., Ohio State
Samuel Ovesen, So., Penn State
Cole Cruthers, So., Rutgers
Tim Bielec, Sr., Wisconsin

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Match was abandoned in the 54th minute due to severe weather. Michigan State was leading 1–0 at the time of play stoppage. NCAA officials declared the game a no contest.[21]
  2. ^ Match was canceled due to inclement weather.[22]
  3. ^ Offensive MVP
  4. ^ Defensive MVP

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