Michigan, Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Weekly Field Hockey Honors

Liz Romano, Rutgers

Wolverines’ Clarke, Buckeyes’ Allessie and Scarlet Knights’ Romano claim weekly awards

Offensive Player of the Week
Mackenzie Allessie, Ohio State
M – So. – Mount Joy, Pa. – Donegal
• Totaled eight points via three goals and two assists for Ohio State in last weekend’s sweep of Michigan State
• Opened up the weekend with a goal in Ohio State’s 4-2 win on April 8
• Was an integral part of the Buckeyes’ 5-0 win on Sunday, scoring twice and adding two assists to finish the game with six points
• Earns her second career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor and second in as many weeks
• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Mackenzie Allessie (April 5, 2021)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Liz Romano, Rutgers
D – Jr. – New Vernon, N.J. – Madison
• Helped Rutgers sweep No. 4 Northwestern, the highest-ranked wins in the program’s modern era, as she added two critical goals and anchored the back line
• Scored the game-winning goal during a 2-1 victory on April 8 and added another goal in Sunday’s 3-2 OT win
• Part of a Rutgers defense that held Northwestern to three goals on the weekend (the Wildcats came in averaging 2.5 goals per game)
• Claims her first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week: Gianna Glatz (April 5, 2021)
 
Freshman of the Week
Lora Clarke, Michigan
F – Shaker Heights, Ohio – Shaker Heights
• Tallied three points on the weekend to help Michigan to a sweep at No. 10 Maryland
• Scored her first collegiate and game-winning goal on April 8 in the final seconds of the third quarter to give the Wolverines a 2-1 victory
• Collected her first collegiate assist on the eventual game-winning goal in Sunday’s 2-0 win
• Garners her first career Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Kathryn Peterson (Sept. 17, 2018)

2020-21 Big Ten Field Hockey Players of the Week

March 1
O: Peyton Halsey, So., NU
D: Gianna Glatz, Sr., RU
F: Maddie Zimmer, NU         

March 8
O: Riley Donnelly, Jr., MD
D: Anthe Nijziel, Jr., IOWA
F: Bridy Molyneaux, RU
 
March 16
O: Bree Bednarski, Sr., PSU
D: Kayla Blas, Jr., NU
F: Liz-Elaine Stange, RU
 
March 22
O/F: Sophia Gladieux, PSU
D: Riley Donnelly, Jr., MD
 
March 29
O: Kathryn Peterson, Jr., MICH
D: Anna Spieker, D, MICH
F: Lauren Wadas, NU
 
April 5
O: Mackenzie Allessie, So., OSU
D: Gianna Glatz, Sr., RU
F: Rayne Wright, MD
 
April 12
O: Mackenzie Allessie, So., OSU
D: Liz Romano, Jr., RU
F: Lora Clarke, MICH

B1G Ten media release