Big Ten | 5 players to watch from New England

Jane Hansen of Cohasset, Mass., left, celebrates a goal with Northwestern teammate Erin Coykendall. (Northwestern Athletics)

Colleges are back in session throughout the region, and hopefully new college lacrosse seasons are not far behind.

It’s not too early to spotlight some of the top players from the region we’ll have an eye on next spring. These can be players coming off award-winning seasons, transfers looking to make a name for themselves in their new homes, or freshmen set to make impacts.

By conference, we will identify five players to watch this coming season. In this post, we look at women from the Big Ten, which had three teams ranked in the top 12 in the final IWLCA poll at the end of last season (No. 6 Northwestern, No. 11 Maryland and No. 12 Michigan).