NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Carthage’s Andy Szun and North Central’s Jacob Ray were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday.
 
Szun, a senior attacker from Winnipeg, Manitoba and St. Paul’s High School (Business major), established a new school record for career points last week. He finished with one goal and three assists in a 12-11 loss at Rhodes on March 5, six goals and three assists in a 14-9 win at Huntingdon on March 7 and three goals in a 12-11 win at Birmingham-Southern on March 9. Szun now has 265 career points with 10 more regular season games scheduled in 2019.
 
Ray, a sophomore face-off specialist from Murrieta, California and Murrieta Mesa High School (Studio Art major), helped lead the Cardinals to their third-straight win in a 13-8 victory at Alma on March 9. He totaled 13 ground balls and was 18-of-24 (75 percent) on face-offs against the Scots.
 
2019 CCIW Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offense
Andy Szun – Carthage (3/11/19)
Noah Lindner – Carthage (3/4/19)
Mac Harden – Elmhurst (2/25/19)
Ethan Flight – Carthage (2/19/19)

Defense
Jacob Ray – North Central (3/11/19)
Tanner Jones – Carthage (3/4/19)
Max Bousky – Illinois Wesleyan (2/25/19)
Eric Langston – Elmhurst (2/19/19)
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 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.