USC, UCLA, Michigan State and Iowa Claim Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Trojans’ Sampaio, Bruins’ Perry, Spartans’ Parks and Hawkeyes’ Parten receive weekly recognition
Offensive Player of the Week
Helena Sampaio, USC
Sr. – MF – Porto Alegre, Brazil - Major: International Relations
Led USC to a 2-0 week with wins over No. 15 Ohio State (1-0) and No. 16 Penn State (2-1)
Scored the game-winning goal against Penn State with a 25-yard free kick in the final minute of regulation
Played 63 minutes in the midfield in a 1-0 shutout of Ohio State on Thursday
The goal against Penn State was her third of the season and helped keep USC atop the Big Ten standings, setting up a winner-take-all match against UCLA for the Big Ten title this Sunday
Last USC Offensive Player of the Week: Maile Hayes (Oct. 8, 2024)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jayden Perry, UCLA
Sr. – D – Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. – Major: Sociology
Led the Bruin defense to a pair of shutouts against Top 20 teams last week in No. 16 Penn State (0-0) and No. 15 Ohio State (1-0)
Scored the game’s only goal against Ohio State, the game-winning penalty kick in the 61st minute
With Perry playing the full 90 minutes in each contest, the Bruin defense allowed just three shots against Penn State and four against Ohio State, including zero in the second half
Perry’s defensive play has helped UCLA record 13 shutouts in 18 matches this season, the second-most in the nation
Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Jayden Perry (Oct. 8, 2024)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Kaitlyn Parks, Michigan State
Gr. – GK – Upper Marlboro, Md. – Major: Digital Media
Helped Michigan State to a pair of shutout wins last week, defeating Wisconsin and Northwestern
Played 90 minutes in goal in a 2-0 win over the Badgers, facing 18 shots and making 10 saves, one shy of her career high
Registered another 90-minute outing vs. Northwestern making three saves
Has recorded eight shutouts and nine wins this season
Last Michigan State Goalkeeper of the Week: Kaitlyn Parks (Sept. 24, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Berit Parten, Iowa
F – St. Paul, Minn. - Major: Pre-Physical Therapy
Led Iowa to a 2-0 week with wins over No. 24 Washington and Oregon
Scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season against Washington which ended up being the game winner
Assisted on two goals in the Hawkeyes’ 4-0 win over Oregon. It was Parten’s first two assist game of her career and third assist this season
Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Berit Parten (Sept. 3, 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
Oct. 8
O: Maile Hayes, Sr., USC
D: Jayden Perry, Sr., UCLA
GK: Ryan Campbell, Gr., UCLA
F: Shaela Bradley, Rutgers
Oct. 15
O: Ioanna Papatheodorou, Sr., Washington
D: Maia Richters, Sr., Wisconsin
GK: Mackenzie Gress, RS-So., Penn State
F: Ines Derrien, USC
Oct. 22
O: Helena Sampaio, Sr., USC
D: Jayden Perry, Sr., UCLA
GK: Kaitlyn Parks, Gr., Michigan State
F: Berit Parten, Iowa