Webster Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
9/23/2024 3:33:00 PM | Field Hockey
Had seven points last weekend in wins over Michigan State and Brown
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Graduate student Makenna Webster earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, the conference office announced. It's the second time this season that Webster been chosen for the award.
In wins last weekend over Michigan State and Brown, Webster had a team-high seven points on two goals and three assists. On Friday in the Big Ten opener against the Spartans, Webster assisted on the game's first goal – a penalty corner off the stick of Katie Fichtner – and then found the back of the cage later in the first quarter to give the Buckeyes a 3-0 lead. Ohio State would go on to win the game 4-0.
Yesterday, Webster had assists on Ohio State's second and third goals of the game and also finished the Buckeyes' scoring output with an unassisted goal in the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes defeated Brown, 5-2, and improved to 8-0 on the season. Ohio State matched its best start in program history and its also one of just four unbeaten teams left in the country.
Webster's weekend was even more impressive considering that she also played an ice hockey game on Saturday. She and the Buckeyes, who are the defending NCAA champions, opened their season against Minnesota Duluth.
Through eight games, Webster is seventh nationally in points per game (3.12) and goals per game (1.00) and fourth in assists per game (1.12). She has at least one point in every game this season and multiple points in six contests.
The sixth-ranked Buckeyes finish off a three-game homestand next Sunday, Sept. 29, when they host No. 12-ranked Louisville (5-3) at 1 p.m. Admission to all Ohio State field hockey games at Buckeye Varsity Field is free and parking is available in the lots surrounding the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
