Offensive Player of the Week
Jaiden Anderson, Purdue
Jr. – F – Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Notched three goals for six points on her way to breaking Purdue’s all-time single-season record for goals (17)
• Scored her fifth brace of the season in a 5-0 win against in-state rival Indiana
• Had one goal at Northwestern to secure the Boilermakers’ spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2021  
• Last Purdue Offensive Player of the Week: Megan Santa Cruz (Oct. 28, 2025)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Millie Greer, Iowa
Sr. – D – Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Played all 180 minutes in Iowa’s victories over No. 10 UCLA and USC
• Anchored the Hawkeye backline in a 1-0 upset of the Bruins
• Held the Trojans to six shots on goal, including one in the second half
• Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: Samantha Cary (Oct. 3, 2023)
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
Peighton Northrup, Ohio State
Sr. – GK – Saline, Mich.
• Made two saves apiece in a pair of 3-0 wins versus Rutgers and Illinois
• Moved to 10 shutouts on the year
• Helped the Buckeyes clinch the Big Ten regular season title, their first since 2017
• Last Ohio State Goalkeeper of the Week: Peighton Northrup (Aug. 25, 2026)
 
Freshman of the Week
Braelynn Galt, Iowa
GK – Channahon, Ill.
• Recorded 10 saves in wins over No. 10 UCLA and USC
• Posted her eighth shutout of the season against the Bruins  
• Helped Iowa secure its first victories over both UCLA and USC in program history
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Liana Tarasco (Aug. 19, 2025)
 
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
 
Oct. 20
O: Elle Britt, Sr., OSU
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
GK: Izzy Lee, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Alyssa Parsons, USC
 
Oct. 27
O: Jaiden Anderson, Jr., PUR
D: Millie Greer, Sr., IOWA
GK: Peighton Northrup, Sr., OSU
F: Braelynn Galt, IOWA