Offensive Player of the Week
Kara Croone, UCLA
Jr. – F – Brookhaven, Ga.
• Recorded her second brace of the season in UCLA’s 3-2 win at USC to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament
• Opened the scoring in the 48th minute to put the Bruins on the board
• With the score tied at 2-2, connected on a penalty kick with just 2:15 remaining to lift UCLA to victory
• Last UCLA Offensive Player of the Week: Oruha Hayashi (Oct. 13, 2026)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Paloma Daubert, UCLA
Jr. – D – Rescue, Calif.
• Notched her first goal of the season on a penalty kick against the Trojans in the 66th minute
• Played every minute (1,620) this year for the Bruins
• Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Paloma Daubert (Oct. 20, 2026)
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
Peighton Northrup, Ohio State
Sr. – GK – Saline, Mich.
• Tallied three saves in the Buckeyes’ season finale against Michigan
• Faced 10 shots from the Wolverines and held them to one goal
• Last Ohio State Goalkeeper of the Week: Peighton Northrup (Oct. 27, 2026)
 
Freshman of the Week
Ellie Kocher, Penn State
F – Allentown, Pa.
• Had her second career goal in the first half of No. 23 Penn State’s 4-0 win against Indiana
• Tied for the team lead with three shots versus the Hoosiers
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Hannah Jordan (Aug. 26, 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
 
Nov. 3
O: Kara Croone, Jr., UCLA
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
GK: Peighton Northrup, Sr., OSU
F: Ellie Kocher, PSU