Johns Hopkins and Rutgers Score Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Accolades

Offensive Player of the Week 
Ava Angello, Johns Hopkins
Sr. – A – Manlius, N.Y. – Fayetteville-Manlius

• Recorded 15 points on 10 goals and five assists, as the No. 7 Blue Jays scored a pair of Big Ten wins
• Matched a career-high with 11 points on seven goals and four dimes in a 20-5 victory over USC
• Paired three goals, an assist, and a ground ball in Hopkins’ 18-12 win over No. 25 Ohio State
• Scored her 200th career goal against the Buckeyes, becoming the third player in program history to reach the plateau
• Scores her third career Offensive Player of the Week honor
• Last Johns Hopkins Offensive Player of the Week: Ava Angello (February 24, 2026)

Midfielder of the Week
Lacey Downey, Johns Hopkins
Jr. – M – Babylon, N.Y. – West Babylon

• Totaled six goals, nine assists, four ground balls, two draw controls and three caused turnovers in a 2-0 week for Johns Hopkins
• Scored two goals and assisted on four more, to go with three ground balls, three caused turnovers and one draw in the win over the Trojans
• Posted a career-high nine points on four goals and five assists, in the Blue Jay’s win over the Buckeyes
• Nabs her third Midfielder of the Week award of the season
• Last Johns Hopkins Midfielder of the Week: Lacey Downey (March 17, 2026)

Defensive Player of the Week  
Reagan O’Brien, Johns Hopkins
Sr. – Charlestown, Mass. – Boston Latin

• Totaled 15 caused turnovers and secured nine ground balls, as the Blue Jays claimed two wins
• Notched eight caused turnovers and picked up three ground balls in a win over USC
• Paired seven caused turnovers and six ground balls and a draw control, as Johns Hopkins downed Ohio State
• Earns her third career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Johns Hopkins Defensive Player of the Week: Reagan O’Brien (Feb. 17, 2026)

Freshman of the Week  
Annalise Messina, Rutgers
M – Hatboro, Pa. – Upper Moreland

• Scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner with three seconds to play, in a 9-8 win at No. 25 Ohio State
• Added two draw controls, a caused turnover and a ground ball in the victory
• Notches her first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Kate Theofield (March 10, 2026)

 2026 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
March 24
O: Ava Angello, JHU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Reagan O’Brien, JHU
F: Annalise Messina, RU

March 17
O: Kate Tyack, OSU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Jocelyn Torres, OSU
F: Kate Theofield, RU

March 10
O: Delaney Radin, PSU
M: Emma Burke, MICH
D: Elizabeth Johnson, MICH
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

March 3
O: Reese Robinson, USC
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Ellie Thomas, USC
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

February 24
O: Ava Angello, JHU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Elizabeth Johnson, MICH
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

February 17
O: Emma Bradbury, MICH
M: Anna Simmons, ORE
D: Reagan O’Brien, JHU
F: Paige Willard, JHU

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