NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Riley Bachinski and Illinois Wesleyan's Zac Taylor were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday. 

Bachinski, a sophomore attacker from Savage, Minnesota and Prior Lake High School, led the Cardinals in scoring during a 13-7 win over Marian on Saturday, keeping North Central undefeated on the season. Bachinski led with a game-high six goals on 11 shots, nine of which were on goal. 

Taylor, a sophomore face-off specialist from Brighton, Michigan and Brighton High School, combined to go 16-of-21 in face-offs for the 2-0 Titans last week. He was 5-of-8 with three ground balls during a 12-11 win over Aurora on March 24, followed by and 11-of-13 performance in face-offs, along with 11 ground balls and two goals during a 21-18 win over Southern Virginia on Saturday. 

2021 CCIW Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week

Offense
Riley Bachinski - North Central (3/29/21)
Colin Poitras - Carthage (3/22/21)
Andrew Johnson - Carthage (3/15/21)
Rick Smith - Illinois Wesleyan (3/9/21)
Noah Lindner - Carthage (3/2/21)

Defense/Face-Off
Zac Taylor - Illinois Wesleyan (3/29/21)
Ryan Gartner - Dubuque (3/22/21)
Jake Delgado - Elmhurst (3/15/21)
Steven Faux - North Central (3/9/21)
Ryan Moran - Elmhurst (3/2/21)
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).