Aurora University's Claire Carlson and Reilly Armstrong have been named the Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference offensive and defensive players of the week for events of April 8-14, as selected by the league's sports information directors.

Carlson (Blaine, Minn.) had four goals and an assist in the Spartans' first-ever win against Concordia University Wisconsin Wednesday, a 17-8 triumph. The sophomore attacker then added two goals and two assists with five draws, two ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 9-2 win at Beloit College Saturday.

Armstrong (Houston, Texas) was rock solid in the opening 20 minutes against CUW, allowing AU to jump out to a 6-0 lead. She finished the game with six saves. The junior goalkeeper then was stellar in the road win at Beloit where she had five saves and a 71.4 save percentage.

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Other offensive nominations: Kaylee Garcia, Benedictine; Sydney Fuller, Concordia Chicago; Lauren Paquin, Concordia Wisconsin; Maya Hernandez, Hamline; Shanie Scoles, Illinois Tech;

Other defensive nominations: Alexa Arakelian, Beloit; Madison Horan, Benedictine; Alexis Gandhi, Concordia Chicago; Ellie Woodman, Concordia Wisconsin; Elizabeth Zia, Illinois Tech.