NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Riley Bachinski and Carthage's Kyle Guthrie were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week on Tuesday.

Bachinski, a freshman attacker from Savage, Minnesota and Prior Lake High School, opened his collegiate career by helping lead the Cardinals to a 14-8 victory over Concordia-Wisconsin in the season opener on Saturday. He finished with a stat line of four goals, two assists and three ground balls in the win.

Guthrie, a sophomore goalie from Parker, Colorado and Chaparral High School, moved to 3-0 in goal for the Red Men following a 13-9 win over DePauw on Friday. He made 10 saves with three ground balls in 57:25 of playing time. 

2020 CCIW Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offense
Riley Bachinski - North Central (2/25/20)
Noah Lindner - Carthage (2/17/20)

Defense/Face-Off
Kyle Guthrie - Carthage (2/25/20)
Max Bousky - Illinois Wesleyan (2/17/20)
   
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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.