WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For the first time since 2022, two Purdue student athletes have been named to Big Ten Weekly honors. Purdue’s Emily Edwards was named Co-Goalkeeper of the Week, while Cherry Yu was named Freshman of the Week.
These are the first-career honors for both Edwards and Yu, coming after the pair helped to defeat No. 23 Wisconsin for Purdue’s first ranked win since 2022. The victory was also the Boilers first ranked road win since 2021, where the Boilers defeated No. 18 Wisconsin, by the same score, 2-1 in 2021 also in Madison.
For the first time in her career, Emily Edwards earns @B1GSoccer Co-Goalkeeper of the Week honors⭐️
— Purdue Soccer (@PurdueSoccer) September 16, 2025
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Edwards was a wall in the net, using 7 saves, one off of her career-high, to help seal the Big Ten opening victory over Wisconsin. She played all 90 minutes in goal, with 7 saves, an .875 save percentage, while just conceding a loan goal.
First one for the rook 🤩@cherry_yu_ earns Freshman of the Week after her first-collegiate goal in the win over No. 23 Wisconsin!
— Purdue Soccer (@PurdueSoccer) September 16, 2025
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Yu clinched the game winning goal that secured and sealed the victory over Wisconsin. The goal was Yu’s first-collegiate goal and it came at a pivotal moment, as this was her first-ever Big Ten match.
Edwards is the first goalkeeper to earn a Big Ten weekly honor since 2022, while Yu is the first freshman since 2021.
For the first time since 2016 and 2017, the Boilers have won back-to-back Big Ten openers after defeating Northwestern in Evanston a year ago.
They will host No. 11 Iowa at home on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. est. before heading to Maryland to take on the Terrapins on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. est.
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