Offensive Player of the Week
Oruha Hayashi, UCLA
Sr. – MF – Toyooka, Japan
• Tallied two goals and one assist in UCLA’s wins over Illinois and Indiana
• Scored both goals in a 2-1 victory against the Fighting Illini
• Had an assist versus the Hoosiers
• Last UCLA Offensive Player of the Week: Sofia Cook (Sept. 24, 2024)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Emilia Deppe, Purdue
Jr. – D – Lippstadt, Germany
• Earned five points during Purdue’s 2-0 week with victories over a pair of ranked opponents
• Notched the first goal of her career and an assist in the 6-5 defeat of No. 21 Michigan
• Connected on the equalizer in a 2-1 triumph over No. 2 Michigan State
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Tanna Schornstein (Sept. 1, 2026)
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
Grace Miller, Purdue
Jr. – GK – San Diego, Calif.
• Played the final nine minutes of the match against No. 21 Michigan with a critical save to preserve the one-goal lead
• Faced 13 shots and made six saves to beat No. 2 Michigan State, 2-1
• The Boilermakers’ win over the Wolverines broke the program record for longest unbeaten conference streak (6)
• Purdue’s victory over the No. 2 Spartans was the program’s second-highest ranked win ever  
• Last Purdue Goalkeeper of the Week: Krystina Wolf (Sept. 29, 2026)
 
Freshman of the Week
Kylie Farmer, Oregon
D – Manteca, Calif.
• Posted a goal and an assist in the final 10 minutes to help Oregon come-from-behind to tie Iowa, 3-3
• Set up the tally that cut the deficit to one in the 82nd minute
• Had her first career goal in the 84th minute
• Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Shiloh Baird (Aug. 18, 2026)
 
2026 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 18
O: Aubrey Kulpa, Jr., PSU
D: Taylor Dever, R-Sr., ORE
GK: Izzy Lee, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Shiloh Baird, ORE
 
Aug. 25
O: Kennedy Bell, Sr., MSU
D: Hailey Baumann, Sr., WIS
Co-GK: Drew Stover, 5th-Yr., WIS
Co-GK: Peighton Northrup, Sr., OSU
F: Zoe Miles, PUR
 
Sept. 1
O: Nicole Crane, R-Fr., PSU
D: Tanna Schornstein, Jr., PUR
GK: Mackenzie Gress, R-Sr., PSU
F: Molly Hale, UCLA
 
Sept. 8
O: Elle Britt, Sr., OSU
D: Sutton Webb, 5th-Yr., ILL
GK: Izzy Lee, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Lilia Calvert, RU
 
Sept. 15
O: Kayla Briggs, Sr., MSU
D: Maylen Montoya, So., WASH
GK: Sarah Martin, Sr., MINN
F: Izy Truab, WIS
 
Sept. 22
O: Ella Jablinskey, Jr., MICH
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
GK: Malia Zillman, Fr., MICH
F: Malia Zillman, MICH
 
Sept. 29
O: Amanda Schlueter, Sr., OSU
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
Co-GK: Nyamma Nelson, So., NU
Co-GK: Krystina Wolf, So., PUR
F: Lilia Calvert, RU
 
Oct. 6
O: Ava Westlund, Sr., MINN
D: Maya Loudd, Sr., WASH
GK: Daphne Nakfoor, So., UCLA
 
Oct. 13
O: Oruha Hayashi, Sr., UCLA
D: Emilia Deppe, Jr., PUR
GK: Grace Miller, Jr., PUR
F: Kylie Farmer, ORE