Offensive Player of the Week
Ava Westlund, Minnesota
Sr. – F – Arden Hills, Minn.
• Scored a second-half brace in the Gophers’ 4-0 victory over Maryland  
• Found the back of the net for back-to-back goals in the 49th and 55th minutes
• Has a team-leading six goals on the season
• Last Minnesota Offensive Player of the Week: Freya Jupp (Sept. 2, 2025)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Maya Loudd, Washington
Sr. – D – Tualatin, Ore.
• Part of a Husky back line that held USC to a single shot on goal
• Led a defensive effort that clinched Washington’s eighth clean sheet in the 1-0 triumph
• Last Washington Defensive Player of the Week: Maylen Montoya (Sept. 15, 2026)
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
Daphne Nakfoor, UCLA
So. – GK – Carlsbad, Calif.
• Recorded her fourth consecutive shutout, making three saves on seven Oregon shots in a 1-0 road win
• Recorded her fifth shutout of the season
• Has not allowed a goal in 443 consecutive minutes
• Last UCLA Goalkeeper of the Week: Daphne Nakfoor (Sept. 9, 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

Sept. 1
O: Nicole Crane, R-Fr., PSU
D: Tanna Schornstein, Jr., PUR
GK: Mackenzie Gress, R-Sr., PSU
F: Molly Hale, UCLA

Sept. 8
O: Elle Britt, Sr., OSU
D: Sutton Webb, 5th-Yr., ILL
GK: Izzy Lee, 5th-Yr., ILL
F: Lilia Calvert, RU

Sept. 15
O: Kayla Briggs, Sr., MSU
D: Maylen Montoya, So., WASH
GK: Sarah Martin, Sr., MINN
F: Izy Truab, WIS

Sept. 22
O: Ella Jablinskey, Jr., MICH
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
GK: Malia Zillman, Fr., MICH
F: Malia Zillman, MICH

Sept. 29
O: Amanda Schlueter, Sr., OSU
D: Paloma Daubert, Jr., UCLA
Co-GK: Nyamma Nelson, So., NU
Co-GK: Krystina Wolf, So., PUR
F: Lilia Calvert, RU

Oct. 6
O: Ava Westlund, Sr., MINN
D: Maya Loudd, Sr., WASH
GK: Daphne Nakfoor, So., UCLA