LINCOLN – Senior Eleanor Dale earned back-to-back Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors and her fourth of the season after recording her 18th and 19th goals and her eighth brace on Saturday against Iowa.
Dale currently leads the country and conference in total goals (19) and game-winning goals (6), while also leading the conference in shots (83), shots on goal (38) and points (41). Additionally, she is currently tied for seventh all-time in the Husker records in goals scored in a season, and her total goals and points are the most in a season in the Big Ten since 2013 when Illinois’ Jannelle Flaws had 23 goals and 48 points.
Dale is the first Husker to earn Offensive Player of the Week since Faith Carter received the nod on Sept. 25, 2018. This recognition is the fourth overall weekly award of the season, and first since Sami Hauk (Goalkeeper of the Week) and forward Abbey Schwarz (Freshman of the Week) won their respective awards in 2021.
The Huskers, who are 9-2-3 and 3-1-2 in Big Ten, return to action on Thursday, Oct. 12 at home against Maryland. Action is slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
2023 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Aug. 22
O: Megan Nemec, Minnesota
D: Cori Dyke, Penn State
Co-GK: Katheine Asman, Penn State
Co-GK: Erin McKinney, Wisconsin
F: Ella Ottey, Wisconsin
Aug. 29
O: Josie Aulicino, Northwestern
D: Lauren Costello, Indiana
GK: Erin McKinney, Wisconsin
F: Piper Coffield, Indiana
Sept. 5
O: Eleanor Dale, Nebraska
D: Samantha Cary, Iowa
GK: Megan Plaschko, Minnesota
F: Kennedy Bell, Maryland
Sept. 12
O: Eleanor Dale, Nebraska
D: Samantha Cary, Iowa
GK: Stephanie Sparkowski, Michigan
F: Olivia Bodmer, Rutgers
Sept. 19
O: Paige Webber, Indiana
Co-D: Caterina Regazzoni, Northwestern
Co-D: Kate Wiesner, Penn State
GK: Stephanie Sparkowski, Michigan
F: Bella Najera, Michigan State
Sept. 26
O: Emerson Sargeant, Michigan State
D: Hope Paredes, Indiana
GK: Jamie Gerstenberg, Indiana
F: Bella Najera, Michigan State
Oct. 3
O: Eleanor Dale, Nebraska
D: Samantha Cary, Iowa
GK: Macy Enneking, Iowa
F: Amanda Schlueter, Ohio State
Oct. 10
O: Eleanor Dale, Nebraska
D: Regan Dalton, Michigan State
GK: Katherine Asman, Penn State
F: Pipe Coffield, Indiana
