Penn State, Illinois and Oregon Score Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the Week
Aubrey Kulpa, Penn State
Jr. – F – Cromwell, Conn.
• Had a goal and an assist for three points in Penn State’s 2-2 draw at No. 2 Notre Dame
• Assisted the Nittany Lions’ first goal of the season
• Put three of her four shots on target, including an unassisted goal in the second half
• Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Aubrey Kulpa (Aug. 26, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week
Taylor Dever, Oregon
R-Sr. – D – Chico, Calif.
• Played all 180 minutes at center back in Oregon’s shutouts of Portland State and Gonzaga
• Helped hold the Vikings without a shot on goal and limited the Bulldogs to only four shots on goal
• Last Oregon Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Kenny (Oct. 28, 2025) 

Goalkeeper of the Week
Izzy Lee, Illinois
5th-Yr. – GK – Western Springs, Ill.
• Tallied four saves against No. 19 Georgia for her first clean sheet of the season
• Last Illinois Goalkeeper of the Week: Sami Sample (March 16, 2021) 

Freshman of the Week
Shiloh Baird, Oregon
F – Oceanside, Calif.
• Posted five points on two goals and an assist during the Ducks’ 2-0 week
• Found the net in the 65th minute against Portland State for her first collegiate goal
• Scored in the 48th minute versus Gonzaga
• First Oregon rookie to score a goal in both of her first two matches in 25 years
• Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Shiloh Baird (Aug. 18, 2026) 

2026 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 18
O: Aubrey Kulpa, Jr., PSU
D: Taylor Dever, R-Sr., ORE
GK: Izzy Lee, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Shiloh Baird, ORE