After helping their respective teams to series sweeps in the final weekend of the regular season, Wisconsin's Lacey Eden, Ohio State's Emma Peschel, Minnesota Duluth's Ève Gascon, and Minnesota State's Mercury Bischoff earned the final set of Western Collegiate Hockey Association weekly honors of the season, presented by OS Hockey.
WCHA Forward of the Week
Lacey Eden, Fifth-Year, Wisconsin (Annapolis, Md)
An eight-point series performance led to Wisconsin's Lacey Eden being named the WCHA Forward of the Week for the third time this season. Eden helped the Badgers to a series sweep against St. Cloud State to close out the regular season and led all league skaters with her eight points on the weekend. In game one, Eden recorded a career high five points with her hat trick and two assists. Eden followed it up in game two with a one-goal, two-assist performance to help Wisconsin claim its 11th WCHA regular season championship. The Badger also recorded her 100th career goal in Friday's win, becoming just the fourth Badger to ever record 100 career goals.
Other Nominees: Ava Lindsay, Minnesota; Taylor Otremba, Minnesota State; Kaia Malachino, Ohio State.
WCHA Defender of the Week
Emma Peschel, Sr., Ohio State (Edina, Minn.)
Emma Peschel earned her second WCHA Defender of the Week award of the season after leading Ohio State with seven points in the series sweep against Bemidji State. In Friday's 7-1 series-opening victory, Peschel recorded a team-high four points, scoring the game-winning goal and tallying three assists. The Buckeye blueliner recorded three points in game two of the series, scoring a goal and adding two helpers in the win. Peschel also finished the series with four blocked shots, which was a team-high for Ohio State.
Other Nominees: Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota; Tova Henderson, Minnesota Duluth; Kianna Roeske, Minnesota State; Laney Potter, Wisconsin.
WCHA Goaltender of the Week
Ève Gascon, Jr., Minnesota Duluth (Mascouche, Quebec)
For the second-consecutive week and sixth time this season, Minnesota Duluth's Ève Gascon was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week. Gascon backstopped No. 9 Minnesota Duluth to a series sweep against No. 3 Minnesota on the road as she recorded 65 saves, a .956 save percentage, and a 1.44 goals against average on the weekend. Gascon recorded 31 saves in Friday's 3-2 overtime win and followed up with a 34-save performance in Saturday's 2-1 overtime victory.
Other Nominees: Layla Hemp, Minnesota; Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State.
WCHA Rookie of the Week
Mercury Bischoff, F, Minnesota State (Cohasset, Minn.)
Minnesota State's Mercury Bischoff claimed her third WCHA Rookie of the Week honor after helping the Minnesota State to a series sweep on the road against St. Thomas. The rookie forward totaled four points in the series for Minnesota State. Bischoff recorded a goal and two assists in Friday's 5-2 victory before following up with a goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win. Bischoff now holds the Minnesota State program record for most goals in a season by a rookie with 19.
Other Nominees: Layla Hemp, Minnesota; Maxine Cimoroni, Ohio State.
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2025-26 WCHA Players of the Week
Feb. 23: Forward: Lacey Eden, Wisconsin; Defender: Emma Peschel, Ohio State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Mercury Bischoff, Minnesota State
Feb. 16: Forward: Alice Sauriol, St. Cloud State; Defender: Sydney Bryant, St. Cloud State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Maxine Cimoroni, Ohio State
Feb. 9: Forward: Lacey Eden, Wisconsin; Defender: Kate Kosobud, Minnesota Duluth; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Mercury Bischoff, Minnesota State
Feb 2: Forward: Cassie Hall, Wisconsin; Defender: Vivian Jungels, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Rookie: Maxine Cimoroni, Ohio State
Jan. 26: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Adéla Šapovalivová, Wisconsin
Jan. 19: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Jan. 12: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Bella Fanale, Minnesota
Jan. 5: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota; Goaltender: Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Dec. 8: Forward: Jamie Nelson, Minnesota; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Maria Mikaelyan, St. Cloud State
Dec. 1: Forward: Lacey Eden, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Nov. 24: Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Mercury Bischoff, Minnesota State
Nov. 17: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Sara Swiderski, Ohio State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Nov. 10: Forward: Rylee Bartz, St. Thomas; Defender: Jenessa Gazdik, St. Thomas; Goaltender: Kaitlin Groess, Bemidji State
Nov. 3: Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Taylor Kressin, Ohio State; Rookie: Sophia Villanueva, Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 27: Forward: Claire Enright, Wisconsin; Defender: Emma Peschel, Ohio State; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Oct. 20: Forward: Alice Sauriol, St. Cloud State; Defender: Ellah Hause, St. Thomas; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Rae Mayer, Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 13: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Maria Mikaelyan, St. Cloud State
Oct. 6: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Laila Edwards, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Sept. 29: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Sydney Morrow, Minnesota; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Bella Fanale, Minnesota
Sept. 22: Forward: Rylee Bartz, St. Thomas; Defender: Siiri Yrjölä, St. Cloud State; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Zoe Lopez, Minnesota State