Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and Penn State Garner Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Honors

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

• Posted 12 points on nine goals and three assists to go with eight draw controls, two ground balls, and a caused turnover as No. 2 Northwestern scored a pair of wins to close the regular season
• Notched eight points with six goals and four draw controls in the Wildcats’ 18-6 win over Rutgers
• Scored three goals with four draw controls in a 9-7 win at then-No. 11 Michigan, including a pair of four quarter markers that tied the score and the eventual game-winner
• Claims her 10th career Offensive Player of the Week honor and third of the season
• Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Madison Taylor (April 14, 2026)

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

• Recorded four points, two ground balls, and a caused turnover to help No. 5 Johns Hopkins to a come-from-behind 10-9 overtime win at then-No. 19 Penn State
• Scored a goal with 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter to spark the Blue Jays’ comeback
• Tallied the game-winning goal midway through the overtime period
• Nabs her sixth Midfielder of the Week award of the season and third in a row
• Last Johns Hopkins Midfielder of the Week: Lacey Downey (March 24, 2026)

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

• Anchored the Blue Jays’ defensive effort in Thursday’s overtime win at Penn State
• Caused seven turnovers and scooped six ground balls
• Moved into second place on the NCAA career caused turnover list (233), just two off the career mark held by Wagner’s Shea Gegan (2013-16)
• Earns her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Johns Hopkins Defensive Player of the Week: Reagan O’Brien (March 24, 2026)

Freshman of the Week  
Rocquette Allen, Penn State
A – Lone Tree, Colo. – Mountain Vista

• Totaled three goals and five assists as No. 18 Penn State split a pair of games last week
• Tallied three assists in the Nittany Lions’ 10-9 overtime loss to then-No. 6 Johns Hopkins
• Paired three goals and two assists in Penn State’s 18-15 win at Rutgers to close the regular season
• Notches her sixth Freshman of the Week award
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Rocquette Allen (April 7, 2026)

2026 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
April 20
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Reagan O’Brien, JHU
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

April 14
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Jenika Cuocco, NU
F: Kate Theofield, RU

April 7
O: Kelly MacKinney, PSU
M: Lacey Downey, JHU
D: Sydney Manning, PSU
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

March 31
O: Lauren Lapointe, MD
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Jenika Cuocco, NU
F: Rocquette Allen, PSU

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