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Field hockey junior midfielder Floor Rijpma was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for her performance against Indiana and Temple last weekend. Rijpma scored five goals in two games, including four against Indiana on Friday, to lead the Spartans to two victories. She leads the team with 13 goals this season.

Rijpma, a native of Bunnik, Netherlands, has started 53 of 54 career games and has scored 31 goals with 13 assists in that time span.

This is the second consecutive week a Spartan was awarded the offensive award and the third time this year the team has been awarded by the conference.

Published on Monday, October 6, 2008