Sept. 11, 2012
Offensive Player of the Week
Tara Puffenberger, Northwestern
M – Jr. – Dallas, Pa. – Dallas
- Helped No. 11 Northwestern to a 4-2 road win against No. 9 Duke
- Recorded one goal and an assist against the Blue Devils
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Chelsea Armstrong (Sept. 4, 2012)
Defensive Player of the Week
Kathleen McGraw, Iowa
GK – Sr. – Atherton, Calif. – St. Francis
- Led Iowa to a 2-1 record for the week, posting shutout wins against Pacific (6-0) and UC Davis (3-0) and a narrow loss to No. 16 Stanford (3-2)
- Tallied 10 saves, a 1.29 goals against average and a .769 saves percentage
- Earns her second Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Defensive Player of the Week: Kathleen McGraw (Oct. 11, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Lisa McCarthy, Northwestern
M/D – Dublin, Ireland – Mount Anville
- Notched a goal and an assist in the Wildcats’ 4-2 road win against ninth-ranked Duke
- Leads Northwestern with four assists this season
- Earns her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Caroline Troncelliti (Sept. 4, 2012)
2012 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 28
O: Kelsey Amy, Sr., PSU
D: Ayla Halus, Sr., PSU
F: Sydney Supica, IND
Sept. 4O: Chelsea Armstrong, Sr., NU
D: Molly Cassidy, Jr., MSU
F: Caroline Troncelliti, NU
Sept. 11
O: Tara Puffenberger, Jr., NU
D: Kathleen McGraw, Sr., IOWA
F: Lisa McCarthy, NU
