Washington, UCLA and Michigan State Score Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards
Huskies’ Buck, Bruins’ Shank and Winn, and Spartans’ Henning capture weekly honors
Offensive Player of the Week
Alex Buck, Washington
So. – F – Medina, Wash.
- Put the Huskies ahead 43 seconds into the match against Minnesota for an eventual 3-2 win
- Drew and converted on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute to seal a 1-0 victory against No. 15 Wisconsin
- Her lone goal versus the Badgers clinched the regular-season title outright for Washington, its first conference championship in 25 years
- Last Washington Offensive Player of the Week: Jadyn Holdenried (Oct. 7, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
Grace Shank, UCLA
Fr. – D/MF – McLean, Va.
- Contributed to a defense that allowed just one shot from No. 5 Iowa
- Tallied her first collegiate goal in the 74th minute against the Hawkeyes
- Held Nebraska to five shots with only two on goal for a 3-0 triumph
- Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Jennie Immethun (Aug. 19, 2025)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Noelle Henning, Michigan State
Fr. – GK – Milton, Ontario
- Stopped eight of nine shots she faced during a 2-0 week for the Spartans
- Denied four shots in a 2-0 shutout of Indiana
- Made four saves against RV Illinois for a 5-1 victory
- Last Michigan State Goalkeeper of the Week: Kaitlyn Parks (Oct. 22, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Bella Winn, UCLA
F – Ridgewood, N.J.
- Played a role in all three goals in UCLA’s 3-0 win over Nebraska, scoring the first two goals and assisting on the third
- Found the back of the net twice within two and a half minutes
- Her five-point performance was the most by a Bruin since the 2023 season
- Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Payten Cooper (Sept. 2, 2025)
2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 19
O: Gabrielle Prych, Jr., MICH
D: Jennie Immethun, Sr., UCLA
GK: Nyamma Nelson, Fr., NU
F: Liana Tarasco, IOWA
Aug. 26
O: Aubrey Kulpa, So., PSU
D: Hailey Baumann, Jr., WIS
GK: Bella Grust, Sr., USC
F: Hannah Jordan, PSU
Sept. 2
O: Freya Jupp, Sr., MINN
D: Kate Childers, Jr., MINN
GK: Taylor Kane, Gr., IOWA
F: Payten Cooper, UCLA
Sept. 9
O: Kelli McGroarty, Gr., IOWA
D: Brooke Miller, Sr., NU
GK: Daphne Nakfoor, Fr., UCLA
F: Nyamma Nelson, NU
Sept. 16
O: Alex Buck, So., WASH
D: Kolo Suliafu, Sr., WASH
Co-GK: Sophie Homan, Sr., MICH
Co-GK: Emily Edwards, Jr., PUR
F: Cherry Yu, PUR
Sept. 23
O: Kennedy Bell, Jr., MSU
D: Ella Ottey, Jr., WIS
GK: Drew Stover, Sr., WIS
F: Mckinley Heaven, MD
Sept. 30
O: Emerson Sargeant, R-Jr., MSU
D: Mirann Gacioch, Sr., OSU
GK: Sophie Homan, Sr., MICH
F: Noelle Henning, MSU
Oct. 7
O: Jadyn Holdenried, Jr., WASH
D: Maya Loudd, Jr., WASH
GK: Drew Stover, Sr., WIS
F: Maylen Montoya, WASH
Oct. 14
O: Adee Boer, Gr., WIS
Co-D: Lauryn Anglim, Sr., NEB
Co-D: Kolo Suliafu, Sr., WASH
GK: Sarah Martin, R-So., MINN
F: Kiara Gilmore, WIS
Oct. 21
O: Alex Buck, So., WASH
D: Grace Shank, Fr., UCLA
GK: Noelle Henning, Fr., MSU
F: Bella Winn, UCLA