INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off victories against a future league member and current one, Tiffin claimed Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Players of the Week awards that were announced on Monday afternoon.
The Dragons posted a pair of road wins, one against Ashland and the other against Ursuline in the first Great Midwest contest of the spring.
Findlay also broke through the win column on Monday by recording a strong win against Northern Michigan. The Oilers scored twice in the final 20 seconds, including one of six goals by Adriana Santucci, to win by a 21-20 final.
Offensive Player of the Week
Elle Hamilton
Tiffin
Midfield
Senior
Victoria, B.C. (Claremont Secondary)
Hamilton was a wrecking machine once again for the Dragons as they carved out two wins to gain momentum early in the conference schedule.
The senior all-region performer netted a combined nine goals, six assists, 16 draw controls, five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
In the 23-13 win vs. Ashland, Hamilton had nine points, including five goals and four assists, while adding eight draws, four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers.
She had four goals and a pair of assists vs. Ursuline and six draw controls to round out the stat sheet. Hamilton was tabbed for offensive weekly honors for the second time this spring and first in the league in total points (36) and total goals (25).
Defensive Player of the Week
Jenay Rennie
Tiffin
Goalkeeper
Freshman
New Westminster, B.C. (New Westminster Secondary)
Rennie was the keeper of record in both Tiffin wins, officially recording 16 saves in 90 minutes against Ashland and Ursuline.
She played the entire 60 against Ashland and was credited with 13 stops. Versus Ursuline, the Dragons’ defense permitted just 11 shots against as the freshman keeper made three saves.
Rennie has started five consecutive contests for Tiffin in net and has double-digit save totals in three games this spring.
Rennie now has over 313 minutes logged and a total of 58 saves in seven contests played.