Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Mary Anhofer (West Chester, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Midfielder | Senior - Mary Anhofer scored four times and dished out an assist for a nine-point week. In Mount St. Joseph’s 3-0 win over Transylvania on Wednesday, she scored and delivered an assist. Then in the Lions 8-0 win over Manchester she registered her second hat trick of the season. The Lions outscored their opponents 11-0 on the week.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Madison Kutscher (Rossford, Ohio) Bluffton University | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Madison Kutscher was phenomenal between the pipes, piling up 32 saves and allowing just two goals for the week. She kept Bluffton in the match at Anderson on Wednesday, turning away 20 attempts in a 2-1 loss to the Ravens before holding Rose-Hulman scoreless in a 0-0 tie with 12 saves on Saturday night. It marked Bluffton's first point against the Fightin’ Engineers since a Beaver victory in 2017.

Notable Performances:
Offense:

• KC Calhoun (Ontario, Ohio) Berea College | Midfield | Senior - KC Calhoun led the Berea offense to a commanding 6-0 victory on Senior Day against Agnes Scott.  Calhoun recorded a goal and two assists. Her two helpers tied the school record for assists in a match. 
• Trinity Inglert (Monrovia, Ind.) Franklin College | Midfield | Freshman - Trinity Inglert helped move Franklin into position for a postseason berth, leading the squad to a two-win week. She scored the opening goal in a 3-0 victory at Berea, converting her lone shot attempt and capped the day by adding an assist.
• Corinne Stevens (Haubstadt, Ind.) Hanover College | Forward | Freshman - Corinne Stevens led Hanover to a perfect 2-0 week as it defeated Berea and Earlham. The freshman was key in the team’s success netting four goals on seven shots, all of which landed on frame. She finished the week with eight total points. Stevens netted her first career hat trick in her match against Earlham. 
• Elizabeth Becklund (Jonesboro, Ark.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Forward | Sophomore - Elizabeth Becklund scored the game-winning goal in Rose-Hulman's 1-0 win over Earlham. She finished the week with three shots and two shots on goal.
• Makenna Johnson (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Midfield | Junior - Makenna Johnson scored the winning goal in a 1-0 HCAC victory over Anderson on Saturday.

Defense:

• Lily MacKiewicz (Xenia, Ohio) Anderson University | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Lily MacKiewicz saved five of the seven shots she faced.
• Kendall Moore (Evansville, Ind.) Hanover College | Goalkeeper | Freshman - Kendall Moore led Hanover to a 2-0 week as she charted two clean sheets playing 124 minutes in goal. The Panthers allowed just four total shots between Berea and Earlham.
• Payge Callahan (Sunman, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Defense | Junior - Payge Callahan led a defense that was dominant across two games on the week. Mount St. Joseph held Transylvania and Manchester scoreless, winning by a combined 11-0. Callahan played 137 of a possible 180 minutes on the week, helping a defense that allowed only seven shots on the week and three on frame. For good measure, she also added an assist on the Lions first goal in the win over Transy.
• Alicia Gonzalez (Dallas, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Alicia Gonzalez recorded clean sheets in both games this week. She recorded three saves as Rose-Hulman defeated Earlham 1-0, and six saves in Rose-Hulman's 0-0 tie with Bluffton. She finished the week with nine saves and no goals allowed.
• Carrie Stevens (Winchester, Ky.) Transylvania University | Goalkeeper | Senior - Carrie Stevens recorded five saves in an HCAC win over Anderson on Saturday for a total of eight on the week.

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