BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Shelby Sallee, Xavier, Jr., F
Sallee was locked in this past week, totaling six points over Xavier’s two wins, pushing them to four straight victories and a 6-1 record overall. The junior forward was integral in the Musketeers’ win over No. 22 Pittsburgh on Thursday, netting two goals to supply all of the offense in the 2-1 victory. She then followed up her performance with another goal in a 2-0 win over Bellarmine on Sunday. Sallee made it tough on opponents all week, totaling nine shots over two games, including a game-high five against No. 22 Pittsburgh. Her three goals on the week were her first of the year and accounted for 75% of the Musketeers total scoring over their two games.
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Julia Leas, Georgetown, Gr., M
Leas held down a Georgetown backline that allowed only one goal across three games on the week, keeping the Hoyas without a loss on the season. The graduate midfielder helped to stifle opposing attacks in the Hoyas’ 2-0 win over Rutgers last Monday and 0-0 tie with James Madison on Thursday. The Hoyas defense then held No. 2 Stanford to just one goal on five shots on goal in a 1-1 tie on Sunday. The Cardinals came into the match 6-0 while outscoring opponents 17-2 on the year, but Leas and others did their part to slow them down for the tie. Overall, Georgetown outshot its opponents 43-29, while allowing 13 shots on goal, and gained a 22-13 advantage on corners across their three games on the week to move to 4-0-3 on the season.
 
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Elena Milam, DePaul, Gr., GK
Milam earns Goalkeeper of the Week honors after a stellar two-game slate for DePaul across the week. The graduate keeper played to her first career shutout in the Blue Demons 1-0 win over UIC on Thursday, totaling five saves in the contest. This was followed by an outstanding 11 save performance against Loyola Chicago. Milam has played every minute of each of DePaul’s six matches so far this year and has helped her squad to a 3-2-1 record with 35 total saves, the most in the BIG EAST.   
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Norah Jacomen, Butler, Fr., F
After being named an Honor Roll recipient during her first week of collegiate play, Jacomen now earns Freshman of the Week after scoring goals in each of Butler’s games this past week. The freshman forward netted an early goal in the Bulldogs’ 2-2 draw with Cincinnati on Thursday and then opened the scoring with a goal in the 21^st minute in Butler’s 2-1 upset over No. 25 TCU on Sunday. Jacomen has now totaled five goals on the season, the second-most in the conference, in just five games to start the year.
 
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Natalie Tavana, Seton Hall, Jr., M – added to her conference-high in goals with three over two games, totaling seven points on the week; included a two-goal and one assist effort in the Pirates’ 4-0 win against Le Moyne to move to 4-3-1 on the season
Lucy Cappadona, UConn, Sr., M – led a backline that held a 44-9 shot advantage, 23-3 shots on goal advantage and 19-4 corners advantage over a 1-0-1 week; UConn posted a 24-1 shots advantage while not allowing a shot on goal in their 5-0 win against Marist on Wednesday
Chioma Okafor, UConn, So., F – recorded 11 total shots in the week, the most in the conference, while capitalizing with a two-goal game in UConn’s 5-0 win against Marist
Maddie Reed, Xavier, Sr., D – aided in Xavier’s 2-0 week by thwarting opponent advances, holding No. 22 Pittsburgh to one goal and shutting out Bellarmine to push the Musketeers to 6-1; Xavier held a 43-13 shots advantage, including 24-9 shots on goal, while also leading 19-3 on corners across the week
Cara Martin, Georgetown, So., GK – allowed just one goal across her first two starts on the season, including a clean sheet against James Madison on three saves and a four-save performance against No. 2 Stanford in a 1-1 tie