Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Purdue Net Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the Week
Kennedy Bell, Michigan State
Sr. – F – Charlotte, N.C.
• Delivered a brace to guide the Spartans to a 3-2 road win at No. 7/8 North Carolina
• Helped hand the Tar Heels their first non-conference loss at home since 2022
• Netted the opening goal in the 21^st minute and scored her second in the 53^rd minute  
• Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: Emerson Sargeant (Sept. 30, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week
Hailey Baumann, Wisconsin
Sr. – D – South Lyon, Mich.
• Scored the game-winning goal in Wisconsin’s 1-0 upset of No. 9 BYU
• Played all 180 minutes across two matches with two shots on goal combined against Marquette and the Cougars
• Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Ella Ottey (Sept. 23, 2025) 

Co-Goalkeeper of the Week
Drew Stover, Wisconsin
5th-Yr. – GK – Frisco, Texas
• Faced a season-high 12 shots and had four saves to help the Badgers take down No. 9 BYU
• Had her first clean sheet of the season against the Cougars
• Tallied six saves on the week
• Last Wisconsin Goalkeeper of the Week: Drew Stover (Oct. 7, 2025) 

Co-Goalkeeper of the Week
Peighton Northrup, Ohio State
Sr. – GK – Saline, Mich.
• Shut out No. 12 Kansas after facing six shots
• Made the second start of her career versus the Jayhawks
• Last Ohio State Goalkeeper of the Week: Molly Pritchard (Sept. 17, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week
Zoe Miles, Purdue
F – Sugarland, Texas
• Tallied one goal and an assist in Purdue’s 2-0 week
• Her goal was one of the Boilermakers’ 15 unanswered goals over a pair of games
• Scored against Chicago State and assisted a tally versus Eastern Illinois
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Cherry Yu (Sept. 16, 2025) 

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

Aug. 25
O: Kennedy Bell, Sr., MSU
D: Hailey Baumann, Sr., WIS
Co-GK: Drew Stover, 5th-Yr., WIS
Co-GK: Peighton Northrup, Sr., OSU
F: Zoe Miles, PUR