Oct. 17, 2011
Offensive Player of the Week
Taylor Schram, Penn State
F – So. – Canonsburg, Pa. – Canon-McMillan
- Notched nine points on four goals and one assist over the weekend in wins over Nebraska (5-4) and Iowa (4-0)
- Tallied five points against the Huskers on two goals and one assist and four points vs. the Hawkeyes with two goals
- Ranks fourth in points (13) and fifth in goals (5) in Big Ten play
- Earns her first weekly award of the season and the second of her career
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Maya Hayes (Oct. 10, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Steph Panozzo, Illinois
GK – Jr. – Maple Ridge, B.C. – Maple Ridge
- Recorded her fourth consecutive shutout over the weekend in wins over Minnesota (1-0) and Wisconsin (1-0)
- Tallied seven saves over the weekend, including five against the Badgers
- Tied for second in the Big Ten in total shutouts
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Jenna Carosia (Oct. 10, 2011)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Emily Hurd, Penn State
M – Sammamish, Wash. – Eastlake
- Tallied four points on one goal and two assists over the weekend
- Scored once against Nebraska before recording the first two-assist game of her career against Iowa
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Kori Chapic (Oct. 3, 2011)
Chinyelu Asher, Purdue
MF – Silver Spring, Md. – Archbishop Carroll
- Played a role in three of Purdue’s record-tying 8 goals vs. Indiana
- Tallied five points on two goals and one assist in the Boilermakers’ 8-2 win over the Hoosiers
- Earns the first weekly award of her career
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Alex Hairston (Sept. 19, 2011)
2011 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 22
O: Vanessa DiBernardo, So., ILL
D: Emily Moran, Sr., IOWA
F: Taylor Uhl, MINN
Aug. 29
O: Maya Hayes, So., PSU
D: Jill Flietstra, Sr., MSU
F: Cara Walls, WIS
Sept. 5
O: Morgan Marlborough, Jr., NEB
O: Maya Hayes, So., PSU
D: Jill Flietstra, Sr., MSU
F: Cloe Lacasse, IOWA
Sept. 12
O: Olivia Stander, Jr., MSU
D: Courtney Clem, So., MSU
F: Cloe Lacasse, IOWA
Sept. 19
O: Laura Heyboer, Sr., MSU
O: Morgan Marlborough, Jr., NEB
D: Haley Kopmeyer, Jr., MICH
F: Alex Hairston, PUR
Sept. 26
O: Ali Schaefer, Sr., PSU
D: Katie Baumgardner, Sr., OSU
F: Cara Walls, WIS
Oct. 3
O: Vanessa DiBernardo, So., ILL
O: Nkem Ezurike, So., MICH
D: Haley Kopmeyer, Jr., MICH
F: Kori Chapic, PSU
Oct. 10
O: Maya Hayes, So., PSU
D: Jenna Carosia, Sr., ILL
D: Michele Dalton, Sr., WIS
F: Becca Roberts, MINN
F: Cara Walls, WIS
Oct. 17
O: Taylor Schram, So., PSU
D: Steph Panozzo, Jr., ILL
F: Emily Hurd, PSU
F: Chinyelu Asher, PUR
