NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Danny Boyle and Illinois Wesleyan’s J.C. Grabarek were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday.
 
Boyle, a freshman attacker from Lemont, Illinois and Lemont Township High School (Entrepreneurship major), totaled a game-high nine points during a 25-1 win over Concordia-Chicago in the season opener last Wednesday. He scored five goals and added four assists as the Cardinals won their first game as a program.
 
Grabarek, a sophomore midfielder/face-off specialist from Bartlett, Illinois and Bartlett High School (Business major), helped lead the Titans to a 26-11 win over Hendrix on Sunday. He was 22-of-31 on face-offs and had 18 ground balls and one caused turnover. Grabarek also added two goals in the win, Illinois Wesleyan’s first of the 2017 season.   
 
2017 CCIW Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
 
Offense
Danny Boyle – North Central (2/27/17)
Andy Szun – Carthage (2/20/17)
 
Defense
J.C. Grabarek – Illinois Wesleyan (2/27/17)
Rami Ringling – Elmhurst (2/20/17)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2015-16 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,600 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 36 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and over 100 all-Americans.