Lake Forest’s Morgan and Marian’s Strainis
Earn NCHA Women’s Hockey Weekly Honors

Lake Forest College freshman Lexi Morgan (F - Medina, Ohio) is the NCHA Women’s Offensive Player of the Week and Marian University sophomore Lindsey Strainis (G - Green Bay, Wis.) is the NCHA Women’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

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Morgan is the NCHA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals and assisted on two others in Lake Forest’s three-point weekend against visiting St. Scholastica. Her power-play goal in Friday’s 4-1 triumph helped her team overcome a 1-0 first-period deficit, tying the score at one early in the second period. Lake Forest then trailed 3-1 on Saturday before she assisted on the team’s second tally, scored a goal to tie the game, and set up the go-ahead goal in an eventual 4-4 tie.

Strainis is the NCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks and the league-best fourth time this season. The sophomore netminder posted her third shutout of the campaign, making 26 saves to defeat Finlandia 6-0 in the series opener as the Sabres went over the .500 mark at 8-7-1 after completing the weekend sweep - setting a school record for victories in season in the process.

As the league hits mid-January, the race for the regular-season title is starting to take shape. Adrian has a firm grasp on its third crown in a row, sitting at a perfect 10-0-0 (20 points) with a chance to build with three games this week. The Bulldogs remain the No. 4 team in the land in both national polls. Lake Forest is not far behind in either the polls (No. 7 in each) or the title chase, posting a 7-1-1 ledger and 15 points in one less game played than Adrian.

2016-17 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Emily Everson, Marian
Everson earned four points on the weekend and posted a +4 on-ice rating as Marian swept Finlandia. Everson opened the weekend with a three-point night scoring a pair of goals and assisting a third. She then assisted on another goal in the finale to close out the weekend.

Mac Johnson, St. Scholastica
Johnson recorded three points in this weekend’s series against No. 7 Lake Forest College (Ill.) recording an assist on Friday and then scoring a pair of goals in a 4-4 tie on Saturday.

Selena Stromer, St. Norbert
Stromer helped St. Norbert to a weekend split with UW-Stevens Point. Stromer scored St. Norbert’s only goal in Friday’s 2-1 loss and followed with a power-play goal 4:08 into the game in Saturday’s 3-2 win. Stromer leads St. Norbert this season in goals with five.