INDIANAPOLIS - The announcement of the first Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week selections for 2018 was made on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Alderson Broaddus, the defending conference tournament champion, defeated District Columbia in the Battlers first game of the season.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Krista Cooper
Alderson Broaddus
Attack
Junior
Kingsville, MD (Fallston HS)
 
Cooper scored three times on five shots against District of Columbia to help lead the AB offensive charge.
 
Cooper is coming off a strong campaign for the defending conference champions after putting up the fourth most points and goals in a single season in school history.
 
She also came through with 4 goals in a 15-10 win over Ursuline in the G-MAC Championship last year.
 
The Battlers entered the preseason coaches poll picked to finish fourth in the conference this spring.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Fallyn Gonzales
Alderson Broaddus
Goalkeeper
Senior
Jacksonville, FL (Creekside HS)
 
The senior goalie played one half against District of Columbia, but she set the tone for the Battlers defensively and was named defensive player of the week because of her efforts.
 
She went 5-2 for Alderson Broaddus last season and was the winning goalie in the 2017 G-MAC Championship with 10 saves in that contest.
 
In her one half of action during the Battlers’ first contest of the year, she came through with four saves and only allowed one goal for the winning decision.