INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis senior midfielder Malaena Michielin and McKendree junior defender Rylee Fox have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in women’s lacrosse, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Malaena Michielin, #3 Indianapolis
Sr. | MF | Coquitlam, British Columbia
Major: Exercise Science
Team Result: 22-2 W at Walsh (2/27) | 17-7 W at Ashland (2/28)
- Tallied 13 points on 11 goals and two assists
- Scored seven unassisted goals
- Reached 100 career points in her college career
- Recorded a .857 (12-of-14) shots-on-goal percentage
- Added eight draw controls, two ground balls, and one caused turnover
- Highlighted by performance against Walsh, registering career-high seven scores (four unassisted) on nine shots
- Ranks sixth in program history for single-game goals
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Olivia Bladon (4/28/25)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rylee Fox, McKendree
Jr. | D | Woodridge, Ill.
Major: Business Administration & Marketing
Team Result: 19-9 W vs. Thomas More (2/28)
- Caused seven turnovers in win over Thomas More, the most for a McKendree player since 2015
- Scooped six ground balls
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Defensive Player of the Week: Oriana Johnson (4/11/22)