Sept. 4, 2012
Offensive Player of the Week
Chelsea Armstrong, Northwestern
F/M – Sr. – Perth, Australia – Penrhos
- Tallied 11 points on five goals and one assist for the week, guiding Northwestern to victories over No. 11 Stanford (4-1), No. 16 California (1-0), Pacific (5-1) and UC Davis (5-2)
- Scored the game-winning goal with 42 seconds remaining against the nationally-ranked Golden Bears
- Notched two-goal performances against Pacific and UC Davis
- Earns the 10th weekly award of her career
- Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Chelsea Armstrong (Oct. 4, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Molly Cassidy, Michigan State
GK – Jr. – Encinitas, Calif. – La Costa Canyon
- Notched 17 saves in 140 minutes of action over the weekend to earn wins over No. 11 Stanford (2-1) and Miami (Ohio) (1-0)
- Tallied 11 saves against the Cardinal
- Recorded six saves and a shutout against the Redhawks
- Earns her fifth Defensive Player of the Week honor and eighth award overall
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Molly Cassidy (Oct. 18, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Caroline Troncelliti, Northwestern
M – Jefferson, Pa. – Villa Maria Academy
- Helped the Wildcats to wins over No. 11 Stanford, No. 16 California, Pacific and UC Davis
- Tallied nine points on four goals and an assist for the week, including a hat trick against the nationally-ranked Cardinal
- Notched one goal and an assist against Pacific
- Earns her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Maddy Carpenter (Sept. 20, 2011)
2012 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 28
O: Kelsey Amy, Sr., PSU
D: Ayla Halus, Sr., PSU
F: Sydney Supica, IND
Sept. 4
O: Chelsea Armstrong, Sr., NU
D: Molly Cassidy, Jr., MSU
F: Caroline Troncelliti, NU
