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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 9/11/2023, Last updated: 9/17/2025
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Iowa, Northwestern and Rutgers Claim Weekly Field Hockey Awards

ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Offensive, co-Defensive and Freshman of the Week Award recipients for matches played Sept. 5-10.

 

Offensive Player of the Week

Dionne van Aalsum, Iowa

Fr. – M – Castricum, Netherlands – Bonhoeffer College

  • Scored eight goals total in Iowa’s wins versus Central Michigan (Sept. 8) and UMass Lowell (Sept. 10) in Iowa City, Iowa
  • Became first Hawkeye to record a hat trick since 2019 and the first to net four goals in a game since 2016
  • Paces the nation with 16 goals in six games, averaging 2.67 goals per contest.
  • Earns first Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week accolade
  • Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Alex Wesneski (Sept. 26, 2022)

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Annabel Skubisz, Northwestern

Sr. – GK – Houston, Texas – The Kinkaid School

  • Led No. 3 Northwestern to three shutouts wins on the road, including a 3-0 decision over No. 20 Massachusetts (Sept. 9)
  • Did not allow a goal in 180 minutes of action, making eight saves and turning away 10 corner attempts
  • Extended shutout streak to 230 minutes while improving on an NCAA-best 0.49 goals-against average
  • Collects her fourth Big Ten weekly award and second-straight this season
  • Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Annabel Skubisz (Sept. 5, 2023)

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Puck Winter, Rutgers

So. – B – Deventer, Netherlands – Centre for Sports and Education

  • Center back scored a pair of game-winning goals in helping No. 12 Rutgers (6-0) to road wins against Villanova (Sept. 8) and No. 15 Princeton (Sept. 10)
  • Recorded a hat trick and defensive save at Villanova and scored the game-winning goal in double overtime at Princeton, helping limit the Tigers to one shot on goal
  • The Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year receives her first Big Ten Defensive Player award
  • Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week: Iris Langejans (Oct. 10, 2022)

Freshman of the Week

Dionne van Aalsum, Iowa

Fr. – M – Castricum, Netherlands – Bonhoeffer College

  • Registered a pair of four-goal games to keep No. 1-ranked Iowa (6-0) undefeated on the season
  • Scored three goals in a span of 2 minutes, 48 seconds against Central Michigan (Sept. 8)
  • Extended goal-scoring streak to six matches
  • Honored with the Big Ten Freshman award for the third-straight week
  • Last Iowa Freshman of the Week Winner: Dionne van Aalsum (Sept. 5, 2023)

 

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

 

Sept. 5

O: Makenna Webster, Sr., OSU

D: Annabel Skubisz, Sr., NU

F: Dionne van Aalsum, Fr., IOWA

 

Sept. 11

O: Dionne van Aalsum, Fr., IOWA

D: Annabel Skubisz, Sr., NU

D: Puck Winter, So., RU

F: Dionne van Aalsum, Fr., IOWA