DIVISION III


Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Jane Earley – Middlebury College

Earley posted a career-high nine points on five goals and four assists in No. 1 Middlebury’s NCAA Tournament Third-Round victory over No. 13 Trinity College. On Sunday, she led the Panthers in a tight game with No. 12 Colby College, recording a five-point effort (1 goal, 4 assists), matching her career high in assists in a single game. She also led the team in draw controls on both days with a combined total of 16. This is Earley’s third IWLCA Player of the Week honor this season. The Panthers will meet No. 8 Franklin and Marshall College this Friday in the Semifinal Round of the NCAA Division III Championship.

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Maddie Montgomery – William Smith College

Montgomery led No. 3 William Smith to a pair of NCAA tournament victories over the weekend. On Saturday against No. 19 St. John Fisher University, she factored into all six of William Smith's goals in a 6-5 win. She scored five goals, including the game-winning goal with 2:10 left in regulation. Against No. 5 Tufts University, Montgomery added four goals and an assist. With her first goal against the Cardinals, Montgomery set the William Smith single-season goals record. With her third goal against the Jumbos, she became just the third player in program history with 200 career goals. Montgomery also set the William Smith career draw control record on Sunday. William Smith will take on No. 9 Gettysburg College for this Friday’s Championship Semifinal.

Defensive Player of the Week

Gillian Cortese – Gettysburg College

Cortese backstopped Gettysburg’s defense to a pair of wins in the Regional Round of the NCAA tournament. She made nine saves, including four in the fourth quarter of an 11-8 win over No. 2 Washington and Lee University before stopping a career-high 10 in a 17-8 win over No. 10 York College of Pennsylvania a day later.