NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Park’s Emily McIntyre and North Central’s Gretchen Frantz were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Soccer Players of the Week on September 19.
 
McIntyre, a junior midfielder from Salt Lake City, Utah and Waterford High School (Nursing major), totaled three goals and two assists for the 3-0-0 Vikings last week. She finished with one assist in a 3-0 shutout of Blackburn on September 15, one goal and one assist in a 6-1 win over Alverno on September 17, and two goals in a 3-0 shutout of Illinois College on September 18. North Park is currently 6-2-0, its best start since the 2005 season.
 
Frantz, a sophomore goalkeeper from Newtown, Pennsylvania and Villa Joseph Marie High School (Exercise Science major), played all 110 minutes of a 1-1 tie against previously undefeated Coe on September 17. She stopped five Kohawk shots including one in the second overtime. Coe came into the contest with a 7-0-0 overall record. Earlier in the week, she played 45 minutes and gave up no goals in a 3-1 win over the Illinois Institute of Technology.
 
2017 CCIW Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
 
Offense
Emily McIntyre – North Park (9/19/17)
Kelsey Dejno – Carthage (9/12/17)
Cameron Hindel – Illinois Wesleyan (9/5/17)
 
Defense
Gretchen Frantz – North Central (9/19/17)
Cassie Leishman – Illinois Wesleyan (9/12/17)
Kelli McCarthy – Illinois Wesleyan (9/5/17)
 
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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, 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). During the 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.