Dupage Policy Journal

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) has announced its Men's Lacrosse Student-Athletes of the Week for performances during games played from February 24 to March 2.

Eli Spence, a junior from Elmhurst, was named Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week. This marks his second recognition this season. Spence recorded 13 goals and eight assists over three victories for Elmhurst University last week. In a match against Hope on Tuesday, he scored five goals and assisted twice in a 13-8 win. On Thursday, Spence contributed five goals and three assists in a 16-6 victory over Concordia Wisconsin. He ended the week with three goals and three assists in a 12-3 road win at MSOE on Saturday.

On the defensive side, Noah Mickelson, a senior also from Elmhurst, earned honors with a 5.82 goals-against average and a .653 saves percentage over 175 minutes of play last week. His performance included tying his season-high with 14 saves in Tuesday's game against Hope. The Bluejays allowed their lowest goal totals of the season during these matches: eight at Hope, six versus Concordia Wisconsin, and three at MSOE.

The CCIW also highlighted previous weekly awardees for February: Andrew Johnson from Carthage was recognized offensively on February 25; Colin Tervo from Illinois Wesleyan received defensive honors that same day; Eli Spence was previously acknowledged on February 18; Chad Kohlmann from Carthage was honored defensively on February 18.