NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Madeline McHugh and Illinois Wesleyan's Amanda Best were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week on Tuesday.

McHugh, a senior midfielder from Chicago, Illinois and Marist High School, won her second-straight CCIW Offensive Player of the Week honor as she helped lead the Cardinals to a 20-2 non-conference win over Benedictine on March 11. She finished with match-highs of seven goals and six assists. McHugh finished with nine shots including eight on goal.

Best, a senior midfielder from Fitchburg, Wisconsin and Verona Area High School, closed out the 2020 season in a pair of contests on the east coast last week. She finished with an assist and one caused turnover against Westfield State on March 9, and a ground ball and one caused turnover against Nazareth on March 11. In both games, Best was matched up against each team's top offensive player.

2020 CCIW Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offense
Madeline McHugh - North Central (3/16/20)
Madeline McHugh - North Central (3/9/20)
Jessie Gibson - Carthage (3/2/20)
Jessie Gibson - Carthage (2/25/20)

Defense
Amanda Best - Illinois Wesleyan (3/16/20)
Emily Feigen - Chicago (3/9/20)
Clara Jelacic - Carroll (3/2/20)
Janaye Godfrey - Illinois Wesleyan (2/25/20)  
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.