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CCIW Press Release

Apr. 2, 2018 - The North Central College women's lacrosse program has collected its fourth College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Players of the Week designation, as sophomore midfielder Mynk Richardson-Clerk has been named the conference's Defensive Player of the Week for Mar. 26-Apr. 1. The CCIW announced its most recent Player of the Week selections on Monday.

Richardson-Clerk received the distinction for the first time in her collegiate career due to her contributions to two Cardinal victories last week, a 20-4 win at Beloit College on Wednesday and a 23-5 win over the University of Northwestern (Minnesota) on Saturday. She contributed six goals and two assists while also recording eight ground balls, six draw controls and five caused turnovers as North Central allowed its fewest goals in any two-game stretch this season. A participant in each of the Cardinals' 28 games the past two seasons, Richardson-Clerk ranks sixth in the program's 10-year history in draw controls (79).

The Cardinals have claimed one third of the 12 CCIW Player of the Week awards that have been bestowed this season. North Central sophomore Christina Truver has been selected the conference's Defensive Player of the Week twice and its Offensive Player of the Week once. North Central is the only CCIW team with more than two such awards in 2018.

The Cardinals (9-1) open CCIW play by hosting Augustana College on Wednesday. Play at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on Naperville Community Television, Channel 17, and nctv17.com.