EVANSTON, Ill. – Following a 2-0 start to the season this past weekend, Northwestern Field Hockey's Peyton Halsey was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week while Maddie Zimmer was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday.
Halsey led all Big Ten players in Virginia Beach with three goals and a total of six points on the weekend. In the Wildcats' 2-1 win over Michigan State in their season opener on Saturday, Halsey scored the Wildcats' first two goals of the afternoon en route to a 3-1 victory. It marked the first multi-goal output of her career. The following day, the sophomore midfielder netted the eventual game-winning goal in the second half to complete a 2-1 comeback win against Maryland.
Making her collegiate debut on Saturday against the Spartans, Zimmer registered a game-high five shots and scored her first-career goal to extend the Northwestern lead to 3-1.
This marks the first Big Ten weekly award for Zimmer and the second for Halsey, who also won Big Ten Freshman of the Week last season.
Northwestern swept both of its games this past weekend to open on the season and is off to its first 2-0 start since 2011. The Wildcats will travel back to Virginia Beach next weekend to take on Penn State on Friday, March 5 before setting up a rematch with Maryland on Sunday, March 7.
Halsey led all Big Ten players in Virginia Beach with three goals and a total of six points on the weekend. In the Wildcats' 2-1 win over Michigan State in their season opener on Saturday, Halsey scored the Wildcats' first two goals of the afternoon en route to a 3-1 victory. It marked the first multi-goal output of her career. The following day, the sophomore midfielder netted the eventual game-winning goal in the second half to complete a 2-1 comeback win against Maryland.
Making her collegiate debut on Saturday against the Spartans, Zimmer registered a game-high five shots and scored her first-career goal to extend the Northwestern lead to 3-1.
This marks the first Big Ten weekly award for Zimmer and the second for Halsey, who also won Big Ten Freshman of the Week last season.
Northwestern swept both of its games this past weekend to open on the season and is off to its first 2-0 start since 2011. The Wildcats will travel back to Virginia Beach next weekend to take on Penn State on Friday, March 5 before setting up a rematch with Maryland on Sunday, March 7.