Timko Named Big 12 Player of the Week

Junior forward Brittany Timko was named the Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday. Timko’s honor came after she had a hand in all five of Nebraska’s goals in a pair victories last week.

 

Timko recorded her first multi-goal game of the season by scoring both of the Huskers’ goals in a 2-1 win over Oklahoma on Friday. On Sunday, Timko became the distributor, assisting on all three of NU’s goals in a 3-2 victory against OklahomaState. Her three assists tied a career high, while her final assist broke one school record and tied two more.

 

Her third assist was also the game-winning assist and gave her seven game-winning assists on the season, breaking her record of six set last season. The game-winning assist increased her career total to 13, tying Meghan Anderson’s school record. It was also the 17th assist of the season for Timko, tying Jenny Benson’s single-season school record established in 1999. Timko ranks third in the nation in assists per game.

 

Timko and her Husker teammates can earn at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title with a pair of victories this weekend. NU hosts IowaState on Friday at 4 p.m., before traveling to Lubbock, Texas, for a makeup game with Texas Tech at Noon on Sunday.

 

Weekend Stats:

GP-GS              G          A          PTS      Shots    SOG

2-2                    2           3              7          8          3

 

Season Stats:

GP-GS              G          A          PTS      Shots    SOG

17-17                 6          17           29         67         33