Iowa and Michigan State Earn First Field Hockey Awards of the Season

Offensive Player of the Week

Emma O’Neill, Michigan State

Sr. – F – Hummelstown, Pa. – Lower Dauphin

Scored all three goals in Michigan State’s 3-0 road win at Boston U. on Aug. 25
Coming off the bench, spent less than five minutes on the field before netting goals 50 seconds apart in the first period
Finished with a .750 shooting percentage (3-for-4) in becoming the first Spartan to record a hat trick since 2016
Receives first-ever Big Ten weekly award
Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Kendal Anderson (Sept. 6, 2016)

Defensive Player of the Week

Mia Magnotta, Iowa

So. – GK – Forty-Fort, Pa. – Wyoming Seminary

Recorded a career-high six saves to lead No. 7 Iowa to a 3-2 overtime win over top-ranked North Carolina on Aug. 27, ending the Tar Heels’ 22-match win streak
Played all 60 minutes in notching a 4-0 shutout against No. 12 Wake Forest at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Aug. 25
Collects first Big Ten weekly honor
Last Iowa Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Anthe Nijziel (Oct. 31, 2022)

Freshman of the Week

Dionne van Aalsum, Iowa

Fr. – M – Castricum, Netherlands – Bonhoeffer College

Scored two goals in her collegiate debut, a 4-0 win over No. 12 Wake Forest in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Became first Hawkeye to score twice in a season-opening match since 2017 and the first freshman to accomplish that feat since at least 2000
Tallied two goals in Iowa’s 3-2 overtime win over No. 1 North Carolina on Aug. 27
Earns Big Ten weekly award during first week of collegiate competition
Last Iowa Big Ten Freshman of the Week Winner: Anthe Nijziel (Sept. 17, 2018)

2023 Big Ten Field Hockey Weekly Awards

Aug. 29

O: Emma O’Neill, Sr., MSU

D: Mia Magnotta, So., IOWA

F: Dionne van Aalsum, Fr., IOWA