Michigan State freshman midfielder Kaleigh McPherson was named the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Week, as announced by the conference Tuesday afternoon. McPherson is the first Spartan to win Freshman of the Week honors this season and third Spartan overall to collect a conference weekly award, joining graduate midfielder Justina Gaynor (Defensive, Aug. 20) and graduate goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks (Goalkeeper, Sept. 24 and Oct. 22). She is the first MSU player to be named Freshman of the Week since current sophomore Bella Najera on Oct. 24 last season.