NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Grace Knoebel and North Central’s Christina Truver 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), helped lead the Bluejays to a 2-0 record last week, including a game-winning goal against Beloit. She scored six goals in an 11-10 win over the Buccaneers on Wednesday as four of her goals came in the second half. Knoebel found the back of the net from free position with 6:46 left to cut the Beloit lead to 10-9. Isabel Walker followed with her second goal of the game with 4:52 left and Knoebel scored the game-winner from free position with just over two minutes remaining in the contest. She added two goals, three assists and four draw controls in a 15-2 win at Olivet on Saturday.
 
Truver, a sophomore midfielder from Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Fremd High School (English major), totaled seven caused turnovers and 12 ground balls for the 2-0 Cardinals last week. She finished with five caused turnovers and eight ground balls in a 12-10 win at DePauw on Saturday. Truver also finished with three goals and six draw controls against the Tigers. She had two caused turnovers and four ground balls in a 17-6 win over Aurora in the season opener on Wednesday. Truver added two goals, two assists and six draw controls against the Spartans.
 
2018 CCIW Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
 
Offense
Grace Knoebel – Elmhurst (3/5/18)
Jessie Gibson – Carthage (2/26/18) 

Defense
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.