Northwestern and Maryland Collect Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

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

• Totaled 15 points, nine goals and five draw controls as No. 3 Northwestern improved to 6-0 in Big Ten play
• Paired four goals and four assists to lead the Wildcats to an 18-5 win at No. 4 Johns Hopkins
• Scored five goals, including her 200^th career marker, in a 15-6 road win at Rutgers
• Scores her fifth Offensive Player of the Week honor and fourth of the season
• Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Madison Taylor (March 18, 2025)

Midfielder of the Week
Samantha Smith, Northwestern
Sr. – M – Mill Valley, Calif. – Tamalpais

• Tallied 24 draw controls in a pair of road wins for No. 3 Northwestern
• Recorded 12 draw controls in the Wildcats’ 18-5 win at No. 4 Johns Hopkins
• Notched a dozen draw controls to go with two goals against Rutgers
• Nabs her second career Midfielder of the Week award
• Last Northwestern Midfielder of the Week: Samantha Smith (March 26, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week  
Samantha White, Northwestern
Sr. – D – Timonium, Md. – Dulaney

• Anchored a defensive effort that allowed just 11 goals in two road wins last week
• Paired a goal, an assist, three ground balls, and three draw controls in the victory at Johns Hopkins
• Added a career-high seven ground balls, five caused turnovers, and a pair of draw controls in win at Rutgers
• Earns her fifth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade and second of the season
• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Jane Hansen (March 4, 2025)

Freshman of the Week  
Devin Livingston, Maryland
M – Victor, N.Y. – Victor Senior

• Totaled five goals on seven shots as No. 9 Maryland scored a pair of wins
• Recorded her first hat trick with three goals in an 18-14 win at Arizona State
• Added a pair of goals in the Terps’ 16-8 victory at No. 18 USC
• Notches her first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Kayla Gilmore (March 18, 2025)

2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week

April 8
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Samantha Smith, NU
D: Samantha White, NU
F: Devin Livingston, MD

April 1
O: Ashley Mackin, JHU
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Lexie Coldiron, RU
F: Laurel Gonzalez, JHU

March 25
O: Lily Dixon, RU
M: Julia Schwabe, MICH
D: Reagan O’Brien, JHU
F: Mary Carroll, NU

March 18
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Lilli Sherman, OSU
F: Kayla Gilmore, MD

March 11
O: Ava Angello, JHU
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: JJ Suriano, MD
F: Kate Shields, ORE

March 4
O: Ashley Mackin, JHU
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Jane Hansen, NU
F: Caroline Byrd, MICH

Feb. 25
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Anna Simmons, ORE
D: Samantha White, NU
F: Emma Burke, MICH

Feb. 18
O: Maddie Dora, USC
M: Anna Simmons, ORE
D: Anna Shields, USC
F: Delainey Sutley, RUT

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