IWLCA Players of the Week – February 22, 2022

The IWLCA has chosen eight student-athletes for the IWLCA Player of the Week awards for the week ending February 20, 2022. This weekly award recognizes the best offensive and defensive performances by players in Division I, II, III, and the NAIA each week during the regular season.

Offensive Player of the Week

Megan Carney – Syracuse University

Carney led the Orange with seven points in a 12-11 win against No. 4 Stony Brook. After the Seawolves took a 9-8 lead in the third quarter, Carney scored a goal and then assisted on another to spark a 4-0 Syracuse scoring run that gave the Orange the lead for good. The senior attacker also added two ground balls to the winning effort. Syracuse was ranked third in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll this week.

Defensive Player of the Week

Sam Fish – Princeton University

Fish made 15 saves, one off her career high, in Princeton's 17-11 win at No. 10 Virginia to open the 2022 season in Princeton's first game since March of 2020. The senior goalkeeper made four saves in each of the first three quarters and stopped three shots in the fourth. Fish was also 3-for-5 in stopping free position attempts from the Cavaliers and added a ground ball to help the Tigers jump to No. 11 in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll this week.

Offensive Player of the Week

Molly Bursinger – Grand Valley State University

Bursinger helped lead the No. 14 Lakers to two wins this week over No. 23 Saint Leo and No. 11 Tampa. GVSU defeated St. Leo 18-11 on Thursday and defeated Tampa 16-5 on Sunday. Bursinger finished the week with eight goals, and one assist, for a total of nine points this week. The junior midfielder connected on 8 of 10 shots, shooting a stellar 80% against the two ranked opponents. Bursinger also won 23 draw controls, picked up four ground balls, and forced two turnovers this week.

Defensive Player of the Week

Payton Romig – University of Indianapolis

Romig led the Greyhounds to a 2-0 week, earning wins over McKendree and Frostburg State. The graduate student midfielder grabbed 26 draw controls last week, becoming the NCAA career leader in the category, and added four ground balls, two caused turnovers, two goals and an assist to her stat line. UIndy was ranked second in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division II Preseason Poll.

Offensive Player of the Week

Hanna Bishop – Washington and Lee University

Bishop totaled three goals and one assist to lead W&L to a 10-9 victory over seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. The sophomore attacker added a ground ball and two caused turnovers for the Generals, who were ranked No. 5 in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Preseason Poll.

Defensive Player of the Week

Allie Doyle – Washington and Lee University

Doyle, a sophomore defender, totaled three caused turnovers and three ground balls in a 10-9 victory at seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall on Saturday. She caused a turnover and picked up the ground ball with 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter, which led to fifth-ranked W&L's game-winning goal.

Offensive Player of the Week

Maria Arvizu – Life University

Arvizu tallied four goals and two assists to lead third-ranked Life University to a 17-4 win over Georgetown College, ranked No. 10 in the NAIA preseason poll. The senior midfielder also chipped in with nine ground balls and four caused turnovers on the defensive side of the field. The Running Eagles square off against top-ranked Keiser on Friday.

Defensive Player of the Week

Leanne Windon – Life University

Windon led the Life University defense in a 17-4 take-down of tenth-ranked Georgetown College last week. The junior tallied four ground balls and nine caused turnovers, as the Running Eagles help their opponents to 11 total shots in the game. Life was ranked No. 3 in the NAIA preseason poll.