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Sessa, Schwarzkopf NFHCA DI Field Hockey Players of the Week

Nov 11, 2026 | 2026-2027, Division I, News

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO  — Ashley Sessa, a senior forward from Northwestern University, and Amelie Schwarzkopf, a sophomore goalkeeper from Yale University, have been named this week’s NFHCA Division I Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. Aubrey Turner, a sophomore forward from Syracuse University, and Juliana Boon, a junior goalkeeper from Northwestern University, also received honorable mention nods for Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week. The NFHCA Player of the Week program is sponsored by Wrappit Wrappit.

NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week

Ashley Sessa, Northwestern University, Senior, Forward (Schwenksville, PA)

  • Totaled three goals and one assist during Northwestern’s two Big Ten Tournament wins.
  • Scored in the Wildcats’ 3-0 semifinal win over then-No. 17 Indiana.
  • Tallied two goals, including the game-winner, in Northwestern’s 3-0 conference championship win over then-No. 1 Maryland.
  • Earned Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.

NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week

Amelie Schwarzkopf, Yale University, Sophomore, Goalkeeper (Berlin, Germany)

  • Made 17 saves across Ivy League Tournament wins over then-No. 4 Harvard and then-No. 9 Princeton.
  • Recorded 12 stops in the conference championship game as Yale rallied from two goals down to force overtime before defeating the Tigers in a shootout.
  • Helped the Bulldogs secure the program’s first Ivy League Tournament title.
  • Earned Ivy League Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.

NFHCA Division I Honorable Mention

Offensive: Aubrey Turner, Syracuse University, Sophomore, Forward (Downingtown, PA)

  • Totaled two goals and three assists across Syracuse’s three ACC Tournament wins, recording a goal and three assists against Louisville and scoring against then-No. 7 North Carolina.
  • Earned ACC Championship All-Tournament Team honors as the Orange captured their first ACC Tournament title.

Defensive: Juliana Boon, Northwestern University, Junior, Goalkeeper (Houston, TX)

  • Recorded consecutive shutouts and made 15 saves during Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament title run, stopping eight shots against then-No. 17 Indiana and seven against then-No. 1 Maryland.
  • Earned Big Ten All-Tournament Team honors after helping Northwestern capture its second consecutive conference tournament title.
The NFHCA National Player of the Week program honors an offensive and defensive player of the week, in each division, throughout the season.