Northwestern, Oregon, Ohio State, Johns Hopkins Collect Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

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

• Totaled 15 points on 11 goals and four assists in the No. 2 Wildcats’ two wins

• Paired six goals, an assist, and five draw controls in a win over No. 11 Notre Dame

• Scores her second Offensive Player of the Week honor

• Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Erin Coykendall (April 16, 2024)

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

• Scored a career-high six goals on just seven shots in Oregon’s 18-6 win over Butler

• Added a draw control, a ground ball, and a caused turnover in her stat line

• Nabs her first career Midfielder of the Week award

Defensive Player of the Week
Jocelyn Torres, Ohio State
Jr. – GK – Glenwood, Md. – Glenelg

• Recorded 11 saves in a 9-5 victory over No. 23 Denver in the season-opener

• Held the Pioneers scoreless for a stretch of nearly 35 minutes from the second to fourth quarters

• Earns her first Defensive Player of the Week accolade

• Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Regan Alexander (April 2, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Laurel Gonzalez, Johns Hopkins
M – San Diego, Calif. – Torrey Pines

• Set a program record for a freshman with 12 draw controls in a 12-11 loss to No. 5 Florida

• Collected five more draw controls than Florida

• Notches her first Freshman of the Week award

• Last Johns Hopkins Freshman of the Week: Ava Angello (April 25, 2023)

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week

Feb. 11
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Anna Simmons, ORE
D: Jocelyn Torres, OSU
F: Laurel Gonzalez, JHU