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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 9/10/2024, Last updated: 9/10/2024
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Indiana and Northwestern Net Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards

Hoosiers’ Sirdah and Wildcats’ Phillips and Fitzpatrick earn weekly accolades

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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