NEW HAVEN, Conn. – After helping the Yale women's lacrosse team to a pair of wins at Reese Stadium last week, first-year midfielder Kate Gould (Nyack, N.Y.) has been named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. The league announced the award Monday afternoon.   
 
Gould had four goals and an assist in Tuesday's 15-9 win vs. Quinnipiac. She added 15 draw controls, the most in a game by a Yale player since Sky Carrasquillo '25 had 15 in a 24-14 win vs. Columbia on Apr. 23, 2022. Gould then delivered a pair of goals and seven assists in Saturday's 17-5 win vs. BU. That was the most assists in a game by a Yale player since Hope Hanley '17 had eight in a 15-12 win vs. then-No. 19 Stanford on Apr. 1, 2017. 
 
Gould is second in the Ivy League in draw controls with 25, tied for third in the Ivy League in assists with nine and tied for fifth in the Ivy League in goals with nine.
 
Gould was a two-time All-American at Nyack High School, finishing second in New York State Section 1 history for career assists with 216. She helped her team win the New York State Section 1 Championship in 2025.
 
Yale, ranked No. 14 in the latest ILWomen national poll, plays at No. 5 Michigan Saturday at 1:00 p.m.