NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- For the second-straight week, North Central claimed both College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week honors following a 2-0 record last week.

Sophomore attacker Grace Steiner, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and Wyoming High School (Neuroscience major), combined for eight goals, three assists and seven ground balls in two Cardinal wins. She had two goals, two assists and three ground balls in a 17-6 win at Benedictine on March 27, followed by six goals, one assist and four ground balls in a 20-2 win at Dubuque in the CCIW opener on March 30. 

Junior midfielder Christina Truver, a native of Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Fremd High School (English major), won her second-straight CCIW Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday as she combined for 10 caused turnovers and 13 ground balls for the Cardinals last week. She had six caused turnovers and eight ground balls against Benedictine and four caused turnovers and five ground balls against Dubuque. Additionally, Truver combined for 14 draw controls including eight against Benedictine and six against Dubuque. 

2019 CCIW Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offense
Grace Steiner – North Central (4/1/19)
Jessica Deetjen – North Central (3/25/19) 
Clara Jelacic – Carroll (3/18/19)
Grainne Kelly – Illinois Wesleyan (3/11/19)
Karina Schulze – Chicago (3/4/19)
Christina McCabe – Augustana (2/25/19)
Grainne Kelly – Illinois Wesleyan (2/19/19)

Defense
Christina Truver – North Central (4/1/19)
Christina Truver – North Central (3/25/19)
Courtenay Karls – Carroll (3/18/19)
Karina Schulze – Chicago (3/11/19)
Mary Pinkowski – North Central (3/4/19)
Margaux Giacotto – Carthage (2/25/19)
Emily Lima – Carthage (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.