INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of senior contributors from Walsh and Lake Erie each gathered Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week honors as announced on Monday.
 
The conference schedule officially was ushered in as both Walsh and Lake Erie emerged at the top of the standings early with 2-0 starts in league play. Defending tournament champion Alderson Broaddus also won its Great Midwest opener.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Emma Armour
Walsh
Midfield
Senior
Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Catholic HS)
 
Armour helped the Cavaliers (3-2 overall) string together three consecutive wins in the past week, including Walsh’s first two conference victories vs. Ohio Valley and Ursuline.
 
Combined, she scored 11 goals and had nine assists for a total of 20 points. Walsh also toppled Notre Dame (OH) in non-conference action.
 
Armour was consistent with her numbers on the scoresheet with three goals against NDC and four apiece against OVU and UC. She handed out five assists against the Arrows and 21 of her 25 shots on the week were on target.
 
Armour is the current league leader in points per game with 6.20 in five contests this spring. She ranks second in the Great Midwest in both goals and assists.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Cecilia Spin
Lake Erie
Midfield
Senior
Auburn, NY (Auburn HS)
 
Spin did a little of everything at both ends of the field as the preseason coaches poll favorite Storm (2-2 overall) carved out conference victories against Ohio Valley and Findlay.
 
LEC handed Findlay its first loss of the season in dramatic fashion with an overtime finish in an 11-10 final. The final outcome could also prove pivotal as scenarios home field advantage for the conference championship start to develop.
 
Spin put away the game-winning score against the Oilers after the Storm overcame a 10-9 deficit with just under six minutes in regulation. A Taylor Mathis-goal knotted things up at 10-10 before Spin scored with 4:54 remaining in OT.
 
On the defensive side, she was credited with four groundballs and caused three opponent turnovers. Versus OVU, she also forced three turnovers and contributed a goal and an assist in a 21-4 win.