1. Soony Saad, Forward (Men’s Soccer)
It was only a matter of time before the nation’s leading goal-scorer took charge in Sunday’s Big Ten championship game against Penn State. The amount of time: four minutes and nine seconds. The freshman Saad was named National Player of the Week and the Big Ten Tournament MVP after his quick strike against the Nitanny Lions in the 4-1 win in State College. But that was just the icing on the cake. His tremendous weekend also included the game-winning goal in the opening round against Michigan State on Thursday and the lone goal in Friday’s semifinal victory over Wisconsin.

2. Justin Meram, Forward (Men’s Soccer)
The Wolverines’ four goals against Penn State was a first for any team in a Big Ten title game, but it wasn’t the only first. After the senior Meram scored his second goal of Sunday’s contest, he taught everyone how to Dougie for what was surely the first time ever in a Big Ten title game. For the Nitanny Lions, the dance only added insult to injury. The championship and an automatic NCAA bid were essentially Michigan’s when Meram’s tally put his team up three goals and one Dougie.

3. Carl Hagelin, Forward (Ice Hockey)
Make that four consecutive Friday losses and four consecutive Saturday wins for Michigan. Its consistently inconsistent play hasn’t hurt Michigan in the rankings — they are still ninth in the nation. But senior winger Carl Hagelin has been the one steady force during this recent stretch of weekend splits. He has at least a point in three straight games, including a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Notre Dame, and leads the team with 13 points.

4. Craig Roh, Defensive End (Football)
Once Michigan’s defense allowed 65 points to Illinois two Saturdays ago, it seemed safe to assume no defensive player would earn a spot in the rankings anytime soon. But thanks in large part to defensive end Craig Roh, it held Purdue to nine points and no touchdowns (which is eight touchdowns fewer than it surrendered to the Illini). The conditions were awful in West Lafayette and Purdue’s passing game was as potent as Greg Robinson’s job is safe, but no touchdowns is no touchdowns. The unit even took back a Boilermaker fumble for a touchdown. Roh was Saturday’s unsung hero, forcing the fumble that led to six points and anchoring a defense that was missing tackle Mike Martin and linebacker Jonas Mouton.

5. Roy Roundtree, Wide Receiver (Football)
The Big Ten Network commentators started making comparisons to Braylon Edwards — that might be a little over the top. But week after week, Roundtree’s strong route-running and ability to find holes in zone defenses have led to big plays and points. He was wide open for the team’s only score through the air on Saturday and has had more than five catches on six occasions this season. Despite quarterback Denard Robinson’s struggles of late, Denard seems to have no problem finding the redshit sophomore Roundtree early and often.

6. Veronica Hicks, Guard (Women’s Basketball)
The senior nearly led Michigan to an upset win over No. 5 Xavier on Monday with 22 points and four assists. A 15-3 run in the second half cut the Musketeer lead to two points, but the Wolverines ultimately lost by nine. As vital a piece Hicks is to the team’s success, it was encouraging that she received help on the offensive end. Four other Michigan players scored in double figures against Xavier and all 11 Wolverines scored in Friday’s season-opening win against Alcorn State.

7. Vincent Smith, Running Back (Football)
In a game that featured so many turnovers that you could easily miss one if you blinked, it’s worth noting that Smith had 18 carries without coughing up the ball. The fact that the sophomore running back actually held onto the ball became a luxury for the Wolverines, especially considering that his 18 carries were a career-high. Aside from the occasional breakout game by Michael Shaw, Smith has made a far greater impact than any other Michigan running back. On Saturday, he had 99 yards and a touchdown to put the Wolverines up by seven points early in the second half.

8. Lexi Zimmerman, Setter (Volleyball)
Despite Zimmerman’s consistent play, the Michigan volleyball team is clearly in a funk, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time with the postseason almost two weeks away.