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IWLCA Players of the Week - February 21, 2023

By IWLCA Admin, 02/21/23, 2:30PM EST

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IWLCA Players of the Week – February 14, 2023

 

The IWLCA has chosen 10 student-athletes for the IWLCA Player of the Week awards for the week ending February 19, 2023. 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.

Division I

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Izzy Scane – Northwestern University

Scane tied a program-high of 10 goals in the No. 5 Wildcats' 18-14 season-opening victory over No. 14 Notre Dame. Scane tallied eight of her 10 goals in the second half and added two assists, two ground balls and a caused turnover. Northwestern shifted up to No. 3 in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll this week.

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Meaghan Tyrrell – Syracuse University

Tyrrell played a role in 11 of No. 4 Syracuse's 20 goals in a win over No. 2 Maryland. She scored three goals and had two assists in the first 12 minutes as the Orange took a 6-2 lead. Five of her points came in the second half as Syracuse pulled away for its second consecutive win against a top-five opponent. Syracuse shifted up to the No. 2 slot in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll this week.

Defensive Player of the Week

Meghan Ball – Rutgers University

Ball set program records for career caused turnovers (111) and career draw controls (230) with eight draw controls and six caused turnovers in a 15-8 win over Georgetown. Ball tied a single-game program record for caused turnovers in a game and set a personal best with seven in the win over Monmouth. Ball has now caused three or more turnovers in 19 career games.


Division II

Offensive Player of the Week

Abigail Cawley – Rollins College

The senior attacker recorded career-highs in goals (4), assists (5), and points (9) to lead the No. 9 Tars to a 15-11 win over No. 5 Grand Valley State. Rollins is now 3-0 on the season. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Megan Biase – Wingate University

Despite the No. 12 Bulldogs coming up just short of their biggest win in program history against No. 4 Florida Southern, Biase piled up a career-high 17 saves while adding six ground balls against the Mocs.


Division III

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Parker Moore – Brevard College

Moore’s single-game notch of eight goals (one shy of program record) and three assists in the 19-18 season-opening win against Randolph was marked as a top-five performance in program history, tying Brevard’s single-game record of 11. Moore scored the game-winning free-position shot with 1:31 left to play to earn the victory for the Tornados.

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Addie Pastor – Albion College

The senior midfielder set a program record for most goals and points in a single game for the Britons, scoring 13 goals and assisting on three to record 16 total points in the 23-3 win over Hanover.

Defensive Player of the Week

Kaitlyn Hunsinger – Salisbury University

The senior goalkeeper bolstered the Sea Gulls defense that held No. 18 Catholic to just five goals. Hunsinger tallied a career-high nine saves and allowed only four goals in her 56 minutes of play.


NAIA

Offensive Player of the Week

Madison Andrews – Keiser University

For the fourth time in her career, Andrews recorded six goals in a game, leading the Seahawks’ to a season-opening win over Webber International, 22-7. Andrews also contributed the second most draw controls (6) and groundballs (5) in the matchup.

Defensive Player of the Week

Mia Griswold – Reinhardt University

Griswold recorded a team-leading seven ground balls and eight draw controls in the Eagles’ 20-11 win against Oglethorpe.