Kirwan scored a goal against both Clarkson and St. Lawrence over the weekend.
Kirwan has scored in every game this season, which has propelled him up the national statsheet.
“It’s not an easy thing to do, but if you believe, you can win games.”
Penn State went 1-1 over the weekend and picked up a sweep of Iowa in Iowa City and fell 3-0 to No. 2 Nebraska.
After the second week of its campaign, Penn State's two hard-fought victories over Clarkson and St. Lawrence aided the team's jump in the polls.
Marisa is one of five Big Ten representatives on the list to compete to be women's college basketball's best point guard, including Iowa's Caitlin Clark.