INDIANAPOLIS – Missouri Western State University freshman midfielder Mikaela Ness and University of Indianapolis graduate midfielder Peyton Romig have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mikaela Ness, Missouri Western
Fr., MF, Forest Lake, Minn.
Team Result: 11-10 W at Frostburg State (3/21) | 10-2 W at Charleston (3/24) | 18-5 W at Davis & Elkins (3/25)
- Tallied nine points on eight goals and one assist in 3-0 road win swing
- Posted .727 (8-of-11) shots on goal percentage
- Scored five against regional foe Davis & Elkins
- Added seven draw controls, four ground balls, and three caused turnovers
- Earns first-ever Offensive Player of the Week award for Missouri Western
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Peyton Romig, #2 Indianapolis
Gr., MF, Carthage, N.Y.
Major: Exercise Science
Team Result: 15-8 W vs. #16 Tampa (3/21) | 14-6 W at Walsh (3/25)
- Won 32 draw controls in pair of wins, including against 16th-ranked Tampa and regional foe Walsh
- Registered 18 draw controls against Tampa and 14 against Walsh
- Grabbed four ground balls and had one caused turnover
- Added four goals with two in each game
- Earns fifth career Player of the Week award (DEF: 3/28/22, 2/21/22, 4/19/21, 4/12/21; OFF: 2/17/20)
- Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Bella Schorr (3/7/22)