NAPERVILLE, Ill. - With Izzy Jones up front knocking in goals all week for Millikin University and Emma Megerle keeping shots out for North Central College, the Big Blue and the Cardinals both registered perfect weeks en route to the duo being named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Soccer Student-Athletes of the Week.
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Offensive
Izzy Jones, Millikin (Forward/Defender, Junior, Olathe, Kan.)
Behind five goals and two assists from Jones, Millikin won three matches last week, including two on the road. The stretch started on Wednesday in a 4-0 road defeat of Monmouth College in which Jones assisted on the second goal of the afternoon and scored the final one. Back home on Saturday, she had the second goal of an 8-0 romp over Greenville University. Facing a quick turnaround just over 24 hours later, Jones assisted on Millikin’s third goal before tallying a hat trick in a span of less than 15 minutes as the Big Blue pulled away for a 6-2 victory at Illinois College.
Jones and the Big Blue will face a major hurdle on Wednesday when they travel to St. Louis to face No. 1 Washington University. That will be followed by Millikin’s CCIW opener on Saturday with a road trip to Carthage College at 2 p.m.
Defensive
Emma Megerle, North Central (Goalkeeper, Sophomore, Gurnee, Ill.)
Called into action early in the second half of a match with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Wednesday, Megerle played the majority of the final 45 minutes and made a save to preserve a 1-0 win over the Warhawks. She was then in goal again for the full 90 on Saturday and stopped six shots from Trine University in a 2-0 triumph for North Central.
Megerle and the Cardinals will put their undefeated record on the line in the CCIW opener on Saturday when they host Illinois Wesleyan University at 11 a.m.
2026 CCIW Women's Soccer Student-Athletes of the Week
Offensive
Sept. 8 - Jordan Lange, North Central
Sept. 15 - Ava Mapes, Illinois Wesleyan
Defensive
Sept. 8 - Ava Lewandowski, Carroll
Sept. 15 - Lauren Richards, North Central
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).