Northwestern and Ohio State Receive Field Hockey Honors

ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Field Hockey weekly awards for matches played Sept. 20-22.

Offensive Player of the Week
Makenna Webster, Ohio State
Gr. – F – St. Louis, Mo. – Wisconsin

• Produced seven points in Ohio State’s weekend sweep of Michigan State and Brown
• Compiled two goals, three assists and a .667 shooting percentage as the Big Ten’s leading scorer on the weekend
• Has points in eight-straight games, helping the Buckeyes match their best start to a season (8-0)
• The two-sport athlete (hockey) collects her second award of the year, third of her career
• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Makenna Webster (Sept. 3, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Annabel Skubisz, Northwestern
Gr. – G – Houston, Texas – The Kinkaid School

• Helped Northwestern to a pair of Big Ten wins with shutouts over fifth-ranked Iowa and at Indiana
• Extended shutout streak to 365 minutes, having not allowed a goal in 24 quarters
• Leads the NCAA in goals-against average (0.13) and save percentage (.971)
• Earns her second Defensive POW Award of the season and the eighth of her career
• Last Northwestern Big Ten Defensive Winner: Annabel Skubisz (Sept. 9, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Nadia Nemeth, Northwestern
Fr. – M/F – Malvern, Pa. – Great Valley

• Made her first starts of the season as top-ranked Northwestern knocked off No. 5 Iowa in Evanston and Indiana on the road
• Playing at midfield against the Hoosiers, helped the Wildcats to their sixth-straight shutout win
• Claims her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade
• Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Ilse Trump (Oct. 9, 2023)

2024 Big Ten Field Hockey Weekly Awards
Sept. 3
O: Makenna Webster, Gr., F, OSU
D: Abby Danson, Sr., G, OSU
F: Aby Deverka, Fr., G, PSU

Sept. 9
O: Kate McLaughlin, Gr., F, MICH
D: Annabel Skubisz, Gr., G, NU
F: Ella Gaitan, Fr., F, MD

Sept. 16
O: Kate McLaughlin, Gr., F, MICH
D: Abby Danson, Sr., G, OSU
F: Aby Deverka, Fr., G, PSU

Sept. 23
O: Makenna Webster, Gr., F, OSU
D: Annabel Skubisz, Gr., G, NU
F: Nadia Nemeth, Fr., M/F, NU