UCLA, Northwestern and Purdue Share Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Jordan Woolery, UCLA 
Sr. – INF – Walnut Creek, Calif. – Clayton Valley Charter High School  

• Went 11-for-15 with seven home runs, including three separate two home-run games, with 16 RBI across UCLA’s four wins against California Baptist, Long Beach State and California  
• Woolery posted a pair of two-homer performances on the same day in UCLA’s double-header sweep of California on Saturday, finishing 6-for-7 with four home runs, 10 RBIs and five runs scored.  
• Woolery’s first home run in game one against the Golden Bears was a three-run shot that broke UCLA’s single-season program record of 91 RBIs, previously set by Stacey Nuveman in 1999. Her second homer of the day marked UCLA’s 148th of the season, breaking the Big Ten single-season team home run record set by Ohio State last year. Woolery finished Game 1 4-for-4 with a career-high seven RBIs, which is tied for third-most in a single game in UCLA history 
• Woolery’s two home runs in game two against Cal pushed her season total to 30. She and Megan Grant became the first teammates in NCAA Division I history to each hit 30 or more home runs in the same season 
• Woolery’s 10-RBI day on Saturday brought her to the century mark for the season, making her the fifth player in NCAA Division I history to record a 100-RBI campaign 
• Woolery opened the week by going 3-for-3 with her first of three two-homer performances against California Baptist on Tuesday. The next day, she went 2-for-5 with a grand slam at Long Beach State, helping the Bruins tie the program single-game record for runs scored with 27 
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Kaniya Bragg (March 23, 2026) 

Pitcher of the Week 
Marina Mason, Northwestern 
Fr. – P – Brentwood, Tenn. – Brentwood  

• Led the Wildcats in the circle during their weekend series sweep over Michigan State, going 3-0 over the weekend with 13 strikeouts and a pair of complete game shutouts in each of her two starts 
• Mason did not allow a run in 11.2 innings pitched and limited Spartan batters to a .125 opposing average throughout the weekend  
• On Friday, Mason carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning en route to a one-hit shutout, striking out six in 5.0 innings of work 
• In Saturday's outing, she entered in relief and allowed two hits in 1.2 innings of work, ultimately stranding the tying run on third base in the seventh inning with a game-sealing strikeout 
• Making her second start of the weekend on Sunday, Mason tossed six strikeouts in 5.0 innings and retired 15 of the 18 batters she faced en route to a two-hit shutout 
• Mason's five complete game shutouts on the year are tied for second among all Big Ten Pitchers and are now tied for the most by a Northwestern pitcher since Ashley Miller in 2024 
• Last Northwestern Pitcher of the Week: Ashley Miller (April 22, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Anna Moore, Purdue  
INF – Indianapolis, Ind. – Cathedral  

• Helped Purdue to a 4-0 week, including a series sweep against Rutgers, breaking Purdue’s freshman single season record for home runs (11) which ties for fifth all-time  
• On the week, Moore went 7-for-15 with seven hits, three home runs, two doubles and 14 RBI  
• In game one against Rutgers, Moore went 3-for-4 with 6 RBI, three runs scored, and two home runs. In game two, Moore went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI and one run scored 
• Moore went 1-for-3 against Miami Ohio with a three-run homer, her ninth of the season which helped to lead Purdue to the 8-0 shutout victory 
• Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season  
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Anna Moore (March 16, 2026) 

2026 Big Ten Softball Honorees 
Feb. 9 
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA 
P: Kelsey Hoekstra, So., RU 
F: Bella Douglas, PUR 
Feb. 16 
PL: Lauren Putz, So., MICH 
P: Sydney Schwartz, Sr., MINN 
F: Allison Oneacre, PSU 
Feb. 23 
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA 
P: Hannah Camenzind, Sr., NEB 
F: Allison Oneacre, PSU 
March 2 
PL: Aly VanBrandt, Jr., IND 
P: Julia Gossett, Jr., PUR 
F: Bri Alejandre, UCLA 
March 9 
PL: Jordan Woolery, Sr., UCLA 
P: Julia Gossett, Jr., PUR 
F: Anna Moore, PUR 
March 16 
PL: Aly VanBrandt, Jr., IND 
P: Alexis Jensen, Fr., NEB 
F: Anna Moore, PUR 
March 23 
PL: Kaniya Bragg, So., UCLA 
P: Jordy Frahm, Sr., NEB 
F: Marina Mason, NU 
March 30 
PL: Hilary Blomberg, Jr., WIS 
Co-P: Jenna Molk, Fr., OSU  
Co-P: Sophia Ramuno, Sr., WASH 
F: Kaycie Burdick, WASH 
April 6 
PL: Elon Butler Sr., ORE 
P: Jordy Frahm, Sr., NEB 
F: Taryn Ho, ORE 
April 13 
PL: Emma Raye, Jr., NU 
P: Lyndsey Grein, Sr., ORE 
F: Alexis Jensen, NEB 
April 20  
PL: Jordan Woolery Sr., UCLA 
P: Marina Mason, Fr., NU 
F: Anna Moore, PUR