BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Eliza Turner, Georgetown, Sr., M
Turner scored two goals in the 2-2 tie against No. 25/23 South Carolina for her first career multi-goal game. She then scored the lone goal against Princeton as the senior converted on a first-half penalty kick.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Alyssa Judkins, Creighton, Sr., D
Judkins helped the Creighton defense post a 1-0 shutout while limiting Kansas City to just one total shot on goal. She played all 90 minutes in the match against the Roos’, guiding the Bluejays to back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2022.
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Kayla Bower, St. John’s, Jr., GK
Bower made seven saves and allowed one goal for a .857 save percentage in wins over Cornell (4-1) and Penn (2-1).
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Hope Van Tuyle, St. John’s, Fr., F
Van Tuyle scored her first collegiate goal in the 2-1 victory at Penn on Sunday. The freshman’s goal came in the 28th minute to put the Johnnies up 1-0 off a double assist from Athina Sofroniou and Freya Meadows-Tuson.
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Chioma Okafor, UConn, Jr., F
Okafor recorded her second-straight brace with a pair of goals in the 2-1 win over Yale. She added an assist in the 6-0 win against Texas A&M.
Alyssa Zalac, Creighton, Jr., GK
Zalac recorded her second-straight shutout and third of the season in the 1-0 win over Kansas City. She is the first goalkeeper to record back-to-back shutouts since Keelan Terrell in 2022.
Elena Milam, DePaul, Gr., GK
Milam earned her third shutout of the season against Lindenwood and made five saves in DePaul’s draw versus preseason MAC favorite, Western Michigan.
Jailene DeJesus, St. John’s, Sr., M
DeJesus registered a goal and an assist in the 4-1 victory versus Cornell, followed by scoring the game-winner at Penn.
Athina Sofroniou, St., John’s, Sr., D
Sofroniou tallied three assists in a 2-0 week for the Red Storm in wins over Cornell (4-1) and Penn (2-1). The senior's multi-assist outing against Cornell marked the first of her career.