Women's Lacrosse Newsletter (3/19/15)
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s
Gina Fisher and Augustana’s
Bridget Conniff were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday.
Fisher, a junior midfielder from St. Louis, Missouri and Ursuline Academy (Marketing/Management major), helped lead the Cardinals to a 2-1 record last week, totaling nine goals, five assists and 16 ground balls. She tallied four goals, two assists and seven ground balls in a 14-13 overtime win at Aurora in the season opener on March 10. She added two assists and four ground balls in a 14-8 loss to Albion on March 12, but added five goals, one assist and five ground balls in a 22-4 win over Carroll on March 14 in the CCIW opener for both teams. Fisher also tallied 15 caused turnovers and 13 draw controls in the three games.
Conniff, a senior defender from Downers Grove, Illinois and Benet Academy (Biology major), helped lead the Vikings to a 19-1 thrashing of two-time defending Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) champion Adrian on March 14. She totaled two ground balls, a draw control and three of her team’s four caused turnovers. Coming into the game, Adrian was the only team to beat Augustana on its home field in program history.
2015 CCIW Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offense
Gina Fisher – North Central (3/16/15)
Kaylee Nolan – Augustana (3/9/15)
Maggie Krause – Illinois Wesleyan (3/2/15)
Madison Griffin – Carthage (2/23/15)
Defense
Bridget Conniff – Augustana (3/16/15)
Nellie Bubb – Augustana (3/9/15)
Claire Quist – Illinois Wesleyan (3/2/15)
Claire Quist – Illinois Wesleyan (2/23/15)
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), 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 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.