NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s
Grace Knoebel and North Central’s
Mynk Richardson-Clerk were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday.
Knoebel, a senior attacker from Hartland, Wisconsin and Arrowhead High School (Biology major), scored 13 goals, added one assist and 16 draw controls for the 1-1 Bluejays last week. She finished with seven goals, including the game winner, one assist and seven draw controls in a 16-7 win over Monmouth (Ill.) on March 26. Knoebel added five goals and nine draw controls against Loras on March 28.
Richardson-Clerk, a sophomore midfielder from Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Hoffman Estates High School (Political Science major), helped lead the Cardinals to a 2-0 record last week. She totaled two ground balls and three caused turnovers in a 20-4 win at Beloit on March 28, as well as six ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 23-5 win over Northwestern (Minn.) on March 31. Richardson-Clerk also had three goals and three draw controls in both games and added two assists against Northwestern (Minn.).
2018 CCIW Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offense
Grace Knoebel – Elmhurst (4/2/18)
Michaela Johnson – Carroll (3/26/18)
Bailey Aasen – Augustana (3/19/18)
Christina Truver – North Central (3/12/18)
Grace Knoebel – Elmhurst (3/5/18)
Jessie Gibson – Carthage (2/26/18)
Defense
Mynk Richardson-Clerk – North Central (4/2/18)
Christina Truver – North Central (3/26/18)
Mariah Smith – Illinois Wesleyan (3/19/18)
Dani Engelbreit – Illinois Wesleyan (3/12/18)
Christina Truver – North Central (3/5/18)
Emily Lima – Carthage (2/26/18)
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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 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.