Following her impressive performance this past weekend in wins over Purdue and Indiana, sophomore midfielder Laura Freeman was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. Head coach Tricia Taliaferro has used Freeman in 13 of 15 games this season, as a substitute in the late minutes of the first half and throughout the second half as a means to exploit fatigued opponents. Freeman's flood of goals this past weekend has thrust her into the group of statistical leaders on the team.
Freeman is now sixth on the team in points with six.
Freeman's three goals have put her at fifth on the team in goals. Scoring three goals in 12 shots throughout the season has placed Freeman in second on the shot-percentage list. Freeman's first goal of the season, and the weekend, came against Purdue on Friday night. Late in the first half, Taliaferro put Freeman in the game. Freeman quickly made an impact as she used her energy to beat two Boilermaker defenders to the ball.