This is the second-career Big Ten honor for Santa Cruz after she earned Offensive Player of the Week just last week. This is the first-career Big Ten honor for Campo who led a stellar first Big Ten campaign.
Campo joined the Big Ten in style, finishng the season tied for second in goals in the conference with six during Big Ten play and eight on the season. Campo also had two assists on the season with 18 points, while playing 1,483 minutes on the pitch. She started and played in every match for the Boilers this season, and finished the year tied for third in goals in the Big Ten throughout all games.
Santa Cruz was tabbed the Sportsmanship Award honoree in which recipients have demonstrated sportsmanship, fair behavior, and good citizenship both on the field and off. Students must also be in good academic standing.
Santa Cruz also showed out in her inaugural season as a Boiler, with four goals, two assists, and one game-winning goal on the season. Santa Cruz was the second-leading scorer for Purdue during the conference season, putting two in net, just behind Campo.
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