Ohio State, UCLA and Rutgers Earn Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Buckeyes’ Dudukovich, Bruins’ McMahon and Scarlet Knights’ Bodmer and Gil receive weekly recognition
Offensive Player of the Week
Kailyn Dudukovich, Ohio State
Sr. – F – West Chester, Ohio - Major: Actuarial Science
Scored three goals on the week while leading the Buckeyes to a 2-2 draw with No. 1 Michigan State and a 2-1 road victory at Michigan
Scored both goals in the game against the Spartans, netting the equalizer in the 61st minute
Recorded her nation-leading sixth game-winning goal with a shot in the 86th minute to top Michigan, 2-1
Has 11 goals on the season, which is second-most in the conference and third nationally
Sits second in program history with 36 career goals, just four shy of the school record
Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Amanda Schlueter (Sept. 17, 2024)
Defensive Player of the Week
Quincy McMahon, UCLA
Sr. – D – Carmel. Ind. – Major: Cognitive Science
Recorded one goal and one assist to help lead UCLA to a 3-1 victory over Minnesota on Sept. 29
Assisted on the game’s first goal in the 34th minute and then scored an insurance goal of her own in the 81st minute for her first goal of the season
McMahon and the Bruin defense shut out Wisconsin on Thursday, not allowing a shot on goal and two shots total
Held the nation’s leading goal scorer to zero shots on goal and three shots total
McMahon, one of just three Bruin players who has started in every game, has helped lead UCLA to nine shutouts in 13 games and a 0.38 goals against average that ranks seventh-best in the nation.
Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Lilly Reale (Aug. 27, 2024)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Olivia Bodmer, Rutgers
RS-So. – GK – Monroe, N.J. – Major: Criminal Justice
Made four saves in a 1-0 shutout at Michigan to record Rutgers’ seventh consecutive clean sheet victory
Made three saves in a 1-1 draw at No. 1 Michigan State
Ranks fourth in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten with a 0.27 goals-against average and seventh in the country and first in the Big Ten with a .906 save percentage
Last Rutgers Goalkeeper of the Week: Meagan McClelland (Oct. 26, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
Gabriela Gil, Rutgers
MF – Westfield, N.J. - Major: Undeclared
Played all 180 minutes last week in a 1-0 win at Michigan and a 1-1 draw at No. 1 Michigan State
Converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute to equalize and eventually earn a 1-1 draw on the road at Michigan State, helping Rutgers match its best result playing the nation's No. 1 team
Helped the Scarlet Knights’ defense maintain its 0.27 goals-against average, which ranked third in the NCAA and first in the Big Ten
Gil and the Rutgers’ defense have held opponents to four or less shots on target in all 11 matches so far this season
Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Shaela Bradley (Sept. 24, 2024)
2024 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 20
O: Sarah Weber, Sr., Nebraska
D: Justina Gaynor, Gr., Michigan State
GK: Molly Pritchard, Jr., Ohio State
F: Caroline Birdsell, Minnesota
Aug. 27
Co-O: Khyah Harper, Sr., Minnesota
Co-O: Kailyn Dudukovich, Sr., Ohio State
D: Lilly Reale, Sr., UCLA
GK: Macy Enneking, Gr., Iowa
F: Regan Moody, Illinois
Sept. 3
O: Kaitlyn MacBean, RS-Sr., Penn State
D: Avery Snead, Gr., Indiana
GK: Macy Enneking, Gr., Iowa
F: Berit Parten, Iowa
Sept. 10
O: Layla Sirdah, Fr., Indiana
D: Emma Phillips, Sr., Northwestern
GK: Reiley Fitzpatrick, Jr., Northwestern
F: Layla Sirdah, Indiana
Sept. 17
O: Amanda Schlueter, So., Ohio State
D: Mieke Schiemann, Sr., Penn State
GK: Molly Pritchard, Jr., Ohio State
F: Jordan Geis, UCLA
Sept. 24
O: Sofia Cook, Jr., UCLA
D: Emily Mason, Sr., Rutgers
GK: Kaitlyn Parks, Gr., Michigan State
F: Shaela Bradley, Rutgers
Oct. 1
O: Kailyn Dudukovich, Sr., Ohio State
D: Quincy McMahon, Sr., UCLA
GK: Olivia Bodmer, RS-So., Rutgers
F: Gabriela Gil, Rutgers