BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Dez Zapata, Villanova, Jr., F  
Zapata had a career-high scoring day at Providence, accounting for five of the team’s nine points in a 3-3 draw. The junior scored a pair of goals and recorded an assist on the team’s second goal of the day. The brace also marked the first of her career.
 
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Lilly Coats, Marquette, Sr., D 
Coats anchored Marquette’s back line in back-to-back BIG EAST victories over Creighton and DePaul, helping the Golden Eagles improve to 2-0-2 in conference play. Coats played 71 minutes against Creighton in a 2-1 victory before delivering the game-winning goal in the 16th minute at DePaul. She finished a pass from Megan Murray and Emily Fix for her second goal of the season, helping Marquette secure a 1-0 road shutout. Coats played 83 minutes against the Blue Demons and contributed at both ends of the field as the Golden Eagles earned consecutive BIG EAST wins.
 
BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week
Mia Hurd, Marquette, Fr., GK
Hurd helped Marquette earn back-to-back BIG EAST victories, recording eight saves across two wins over Creighton and DePaul. Against Creighton, Hurd made six saves, including four in a span of less than three minutes in the first half, to keep the Golden Eagles in the match. She followed with two saves in a 1-0 road shutout at DePaul, including a stop in the 89th minute to preserve the victory. Hurd recorded her sixth shutout of the season against the Blue Demons as Marquette extended its unbeaten streak to six matches and improved to 2-0-2 in BIG EAST play.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Kaylie Sheehan, Marquette, Fr., F
Sheehan delivered the decisive moment in Marquette’s 2-1 victory over Creighton, scoring the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute off an assist from Emily Fix. The freshman forward’s second goal of the season broke a 1-1 tie and secured Marquette’s first BIG EAST win of the season.
 
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
Megan Murray, Marquette, Jr., F 
Murray played a key role in Marquette’s back-to-back BIG EAST victories. Against Creighton, Murray converted a penalty kick in the 33rd minute to give Marquette an early lead in a 2-1 victory. She followed with an assist on Lilly Coats’ game-winning goal in the 16th minute at DePaul, helping secure a 1-0 road shutout.

Carolyn Hinkle, Providence, Jr., M/F
Hinkle played 150 minutes over two matches and tallied three points on one goal and one assist. She scored the game-tying goal against Villanova (and assisted the game-tying goal against Georgetown (T, 1-1). 

Cassidy Brown, Seton Hall, Sr., D
Brown played all 90 minutes on the backline in Seton Hall's scoreless draw at UConn. The Huskies attempted 28 total shots on the night, and Brown was able to clear one shot off the line.

Kate Kleinsmith, Seton Hall, So., GK
Kleinsmith made eight saves in Wednesday's 0-0 draw at UConn, facing a Huskies attack that registered 28 total shots on the night.

Taylor Thomas, Xavier, Sr., GK
In Xavier’s 0-0 draw at Villanova, Thomas played the full 90 minutes in goal, making one save to record her second complete shutout of the season. Against UConn, Thomas made a career-high six saves in 90 minutes of action.


PAST WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
8.17 – Megan Murray, Marquette
8.24 – Chloe Brecht, Butler
8.31 – Avrie Nelsen, Villanova
9.7 – Meave Staunton, UConn
9.14 – Chloe Brecht, Butler
9.21 – Abby Droner, Georgetown
9.28 – Morgan Kotch, Villanova
10.5 – Avrie Nelsen, Villanova
10.12 – Dez Zapata, Villanova
 
Defensive Player of the Week
8.17 – Stephanie Schoeley, Providence
8.24 – Kristen Schwartz, DePaul
8.31 – Meredith Palmer, Villanova
9.7 – Meredith Palmer, Villanova
9.14 – Brooklyn O’Brien, Xavier
9.21 – Olivia Sides, Creighton
9.28 – Meredith Palmer, Villanova
10.5 – Gemma Gillespie, Butler
10.12 – Lilly Coats, Marquette
 
Goalkeeper of the Week
8.17 – Mia Hurd, Marquette
8.24 – Addison Ash, Butler
8.31 – Mia Hurd, Marquette
9.7 – Reiley Fitzpatrick, Georgetown
9.14 – Addison Ash, Butler
9.21 – Mia Hurd, Marquette
9.28 – Kate Kleinsmith, Seton Hall
10.5 –  Hannah Dickinson, Villanova
10.12 – Mia Hurd, Marquette
 
Freshman of the Week
8.17 – Jocy Koffi, Providence
8.24 – Kaylie Sheehan, Marquette
8.31 – Jocy Koffi, Providence
9.7 – Meave Staunton, UConn
9.14 – Frances Reuland, Xavier
9.21 – Frances Reuland, Xavier
9.28 – Kieran Bradley, Xavier
10.5 – Mia Hurd, Marquette
10.12 – Kaylie Sheehan, Marquette