Nebraska, Northwestern and Ohio State Earn Weekly Women’s Soccer Awards
Nebraska’s Sinclaire Miramontez, Northwestern’s Mackenzie Wood and Ohio State’s Kayla Fischer are this week’s honorees
Offensive Player of the Week/Co-Freshman of the Week
Kayla Fischer, Ohio State
F – Fr. – Kent, Ohio – Kent Roosevelt
• Scored the game-winning goal in the 56th minute of Ohio State’s 1-0 win at No. 5 Florida on Aug. 24
• Her first career goal helped the Buckeyes defeat their highest-ranked opponent since Nov. 7, 2004, when they downed No. 3 Penn State, 2-0 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game in Columbus
• Earns her first career Offensive Player of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Sammy Edwards (Oct. 26, 2017)
• Receives her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Rodriguez (Oct. 10, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Sinclaire Miramontez, Nebraska
D – Jr. – Lenexa, Kan. – Shawnee Mission West
• Anchored Huskers’ defense that posted shutouts over visiting Oregon and Oregon State last weekend
• Helped Nebraska hold Oregon State without a shot on goal in Sunday’s 3-0 victory
• Also scored a goal in the victory over the Beavers
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017
• Garners her first career Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Aubrei Corder (Oct. 25, 2016)
Goalkeeper of the Week/Co-Freshman of the Week
Mackenzie Wood, Northwestern
GK – Fr. – Granger, Ind. – Penn
• Recorded two shutouts and made 11 combined saves in leading the Wildcats to a win over Iowa State and a scoreless draw against No. 25/18 West Virginia at last weekend’s Boilermaker Challenge Cup
• Collected 10 saves in Sunday’s draw against WVU on the way to earning the tournament’s Defensive MVP award
• Receives her first career Goalkeeper of the Week accolade
• Last Northwestern Goalkeeper of the Week: N/A (new award for 2018)
• Garners her first career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Kayleigh Stahlschmidt (Oct. 24, 2017)
2018 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 21
O: Sadie Misiewicz, Jr., MSU
D: Kayla Sharples, Sr., NU
GK: Claire Graves, Jr., IOWA
F: Makena Silber, ILL
Aug. 28
O: Kayla Fischer, Fr., OSU
D: Sinclaire Miramontez, Jr., NEB
GK: Mackenzie Wood, Fr., NU
F: Mackenzie Wood, NU
F: Kayla Fischer, OSU
