Northwestern, Oregon, Maryland, and Michigan Score Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Wildcats’ Taylor, Ducks’ Simmons, Terps’ Suriano, and Wolverines’ Johnson open 2026 campaign with weekly honors

Offensive Player of the Week
Madison Taylor, Northwestern
Sr. – A – Wantagh, N.Y. – Wantagh

Tallied 17 points on 11 goals and six assists, eight draw controls and four caused turnovers, as the Wildcats split a pair of games
Registered five goals and tied her career-high with four assists in 20-12 win at No. 3 Boston College
Scored six goals, two helpers, five draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers in a 10-9 loss to Colorado
Scores her eighth career Offensive Player of the Week honor
Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Madison Taylor (April 21, 2025)

Midfielder of the Week
Anna Simmons, Oregon
Sr. – M – North Bend, Wash. – Mount Si

Scored four goals in a 12-11 win over Arizona State
Posted the final two goals in regulation to send the game to overtime, where she converted a game-winning free position goal with 15 seconds left
Added five draw controls, four ground balls, and two caused turnovers in the win
Nabs her fourth career Midfielder of the Week award
Last Oregon Midfielder of the Week: Anna Simmons (February 25, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
JJ Suriano, Maryland
Jr. – GK – Baltimore, Md. – Bryn Mawr

Recorded 16 saves in a 9-5 win at No. 13 Syracuse, including five stops in the third quarter alone
Held the Orange to just 1-9 on free position shots in the win
Earns her second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: JJ Suriano (March 11, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Elizabeth Johnson, Michigan
GK – Concord. N.H. – St. Paul’s School

2026 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week

February 10
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Anna Simmons, ORE
D: JJ Suriano, MD
F: Elizabeth Johnson, MICH