The Big Ten Conference presents several annual honors for the best women's soccer players of the season. The conference currently presents individual awards for Forward of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. It also presents an award for Coach of the Year.
Key *Awarded a national player of the year award:Hermann Trophy (1988–present)Honda Sports Award (1988–present)TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Year (2011–present)
Player of the Year (1994–2003)
+Big Ten Conference Player of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass1994 Michigan State Midfielder1995 Minnesota Forward1996 Minnesota Midfielder1997 (2)Minnesota Midfielder1998 Northwestern Midfielder1999 Penn State Forward2000 (2)Penn State Forward2001 (3) *Penn State Forward2002 MichiganForward2003 Penn State Midfielder
Offensive Player of the Year (2004–2010)
+Big Ten Conference Offensive Player of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass2004 Penn State Forward2005 (2)Penn State Forward 2006 Illinois Forward 2007 Purdue Forward 2008 Michigan State Forward 2009 Penn State Forward 2010 Ohio State Forward
Defensive Player of the Year (2004–2010)
+Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass2004 Penn State Defender2005 Illinois Defender Penn State Defender2006 Illinois Defender Penn State Defender2007 Penn State Goalkeeper2008 Minnesota Midfielder2009 (2)Penn State Goalkeeper2010 Ohio State Defender
Forward of the Year (2011–present)
+Big Ten Conference Forward of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolClass2011 Penn State 2012 (2)Penn State 2013 Illinois 2014 (2)Illinois 2015 Minnesota 2016 (2)Minnesota 2017 Purdue 2018 Minnesota 2019 Wisconsin 2020 Penn State 2021 Purdue 2022 Michigan State 2023 Nebraska 2024 Minnesota 2025 Michigan State
Midfielder of the Year (2011–present)
+Big Ten Conference Midfielder of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolClass2011 Illinois 2012 * Penn State 2013 Nebraska 2014 Penn State 2015 Wisconsin 2016 (2)Wisconsin 2017 Ohio State 2018 Penn State 2019 Michigan 2020 Penn State 2021 Rutgers 2022 Wisconsin 2023 Michigan State 2024 USC 2025 USC
Defender of the Year (2011–present)
+Big Ten Conference Defender of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolClass2011 Illinois 2012 Penn State 2013 Nebraska 2014 (2)Penn State 2015 Rutgers 2016 Minnesota 2017 Ohio State 2018 Penn State 2019 Wisconsin 2020 Ohio State 2021 Rutgers 2022 Michigan State 2023 Penn State 2024 UCLA 2025 Washington
Goalkeeper of the Year (2011–present)
+Big Ten Conference Goalkeeper of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolClass2011 Wisconsin 2012 Michigan 2013 Minnesota 2014 Wisconsin 2015 Rutgers 2016 Northwestern 2017 (2)Rutgers 2018 Ohio State 2019 Wisconsin 2020 (2)Wisconsin 2021 Michigan State 2022 (2)Michigan State 2023 Indiana 2024 USC 2025 Ohio State
Freshman of the Year (1994–present)
+Big Ten Conference Freshman of the YearSeasonPlayerSchoolPosition1994 Minnesota Midfielder1995 Indiana Forward1995 Ohio State Defender1996 Northwestern Midfielder1997 Minnesota Forward1998 Penn State Goalkeeper1999 Penn State Forward2000 Penn State Midfielder2001 Ohio State Forward2002 Penn State Forward2003 Penn State Midfielder2004 Ohio State Midfielder2005 Purdue Forward2006 Illinois Forward2007 Purdue Defender2008 Michigan State Forward2009 Penn State Midfielder2010 Illinois Midfielder2011 Minnesota Forward2012 Penn State Midfielder2013 Wisconsin Midfielder2014 Penn State Midfielder2015 Wisconsin Midfielder2016 Rutgers Midfielder2017 Rutgers Forward2018 Rutgers Goalkeeper2019 Penn State Forward2020 Ohio State Midfielder Penn State Defender2021 Rutgers Forward2022 Northwestern Midfielder2023 Michigan State Forward/midfielder2024 UCLA Defender2025 UCLA Forward
Coach of the Year (1994–present)
+Big Ten Conference Coach of the YearSeasonCoachSchool1994 Michigan State 1995 Minnesota 1996 Wisconsin 1997 (2)Minnesota 1998 Penn State 1999 Iowa 2000 (2)Michigan State 2001 Ohio State 2001 Penn State 2002 Purdue 2003 (2)Penn State 2004 (3)Penn State 2005 (4)Penn State 2006 (5)Penn State 2007 (2)Purdue 2008 Minnesota 2009 Penn State 2010 (2)Ohio State 2011 Illinois 2012 (2)Penn State 2013Nebraska 2014 (3)Penn State 2015 (6)Wisconsin 2016 Minnesota 2017 (3)Ohio State 2018 (4)Penn State 2019 (7)Wisconsin 2020 (5)Penn State 2021 Rutgers 2022 Michigan State 2023 (2)Nebraska2024USC2024Washington
See also Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer awards Big 12 Conference women's soccer awards Pac-12 Conference women's soccer awards Southeastern Conference women's soccer awards
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