Northwestern, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins Score Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

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

• Recorded 17 points on 12 goals and five draw controls, as the No. 3-ranked Wildcats claimed a pair of victories
• Paired six goals and a pair of assists with two draw controls in a 15-6 win at No. 13 Michigan as Northwestern clinched the Big Ten championship
• Added six goals, three assists, and three draw controls in the Wildcats’ regular season-ending 20-12 win at Ohio State
• Scores her seventh Offensive Player of the Week honor and sixth of the season
• Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Madison Taylor (April 15, 2025)

Midfielder of the Week
Kori Edmondson, Maryland
Sr. – M – Severn, Md. – McDonogh

• Totaled six goals, five draw controls, four caused turnovers and four ground balls in a 2-0 week for No. 7 Maryland
• Notched three goals, caused three turnovers, and scooped three ground balls in an 8-7 win at Rutgers
• Added her second hat trick of the week to go with four draw controls in the Terps’ 13-11 win over No. 8 Johns Hopkins
• Nabs her sixth career Midfielder of the Week award and fifth of the season
• Last Maryland Midfielder of the Week: Kori Edmondson (April 1, 2025)

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

• Tallied a goal, six caused turnovers and nine draw controls in a 2-0 week for No. 3 Northwestern
• Paired four caused turnovers and three ground balls in a 15-6 win at No. 13 Michigan
• Picked up two ground balls and caused two turnovers while snagging eight draw controls and scoring a goal in a 20-12 win at Ohio State
• Earns her sixth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade and third of the season
• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Sammy White (April 8, 2025)

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

• Paired three goals and 14 draw controls, as No. 9 Johns Hopkins split a pair of games
• Scored a career-high two goals and controlled four draws in a come-from-behind overtime win versus Penn State
• Recorded a goal and 11 draw controls in a 13-11 loss at No. 13 Maryland, breaking the program's single season draw control record
• Notches her third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Johns Hopkins Freshman of the Week: Laurel Gonzalez (April 1, 2025)

2025 Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week

April 21
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Kori Edmondson, MD
D: Sammy White, NU
F: Laurel Gonzalez, JHU

April 15
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Lauren Saltz, PSU
D: Erin O’Grady, MICH
F: Brooke Long, PSU

April 8
O: Madison Taylor, NU
M: Sam Smith, NU
D: Sammy 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: Sammy 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