Indiana and Northwestern Net Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the Week/Freshman of the Week 
Layla Sirdah, Indiana  
Fr. – F – Duluth, Ga. - Major: Interior Design  

• Combined for five goals in two games with two assists in Indiana’s 2-0 week vs. Evansville (5-0) and Lawrence University (9-0) 
• Scored four goals vs. Lawrence on Sunday. Second player to score four goals in a match in program history and tied the program-record for points in a single match (8) 
• Against Lawrence, Sirdah helped the Hoosiers tie the most goals (9) and points (25) in a single match since 1998 vs. IUPUI 
• Netted the game-winner against Evansville in the fifth minute and had two assists in the 5-0 win  
• Ranks second in most points (17) and goals (6) in the Big Ten 
• Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Paige Webber (Sept. 19, 2023) 
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Piper Coffield (Oct. 10, 2023) 

Defensive Player of the Week  
Emma Phillips, Northwestern 
Sr. – D – Munster, Ind. – Major: Communication Studies  

• Anchored Northwestern’s back line to consecutive shutouts in wins over Illinois State (4-0) and No. 21 Virginia Tech (1-0) 
• Assisted on the game-winning goal over Virginia Tech 
• Helped limit the Hokies to season-lows in shots (7) and shots on goal (3) 
• Played all 90 minutes in both matches last week  
• Assisting a Wildcat defense that is allowing just 1.57 shots on goal/game and 0.71 goals/game this season 
• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Caterina Regazzoni (Sept. 19, 2023) 

Goalkeeper of the Week  
Reiley Fitzpatrick, Northwestern 
Jr.  – GK – Ashburn, Va. – Major: Undeclared  

• Earned back-to-back clean sheets in wins over Illinois State and No. 21 Virginia Tech 
• Recorded two saves at Illinois State  
• Made three saves against the Hokies  
• Fitzpatrick has recorded shutouts in four of the last five matches for Northwestern 
• Last Northwestern Goalkeeper of the Week: Mia Raben (Sept. 13, 2022) 

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., IND 
D: Emma Phillips, Sr., NU 
GK: Reiley Fitzpatrick, Jr., NU 
F: Layla Sirdah, IND