GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced the eighth GLIAC Lacrosse Athlete of the Week awards for the 2024 season. Grand Valley State swept the awards, with senior attack Hailey Crittenden winning offensive player of the week honors for the second straight week and senior defender Aislynn Alkire receiving defensive player of the week recognition.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Hailey Crittenden, Grand Valley State

For the second consecutive week, Grand Valley State senior attacker Hailey Crittenden was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week. Over the opening weekend of GLIAC play, Crittenden scored nine times to help lead the Lakers to two victories. She scored four times in the 17-6 win over Northern Michigan on Friday, then followed that up with five more goals in the 16-1 win over CSP. Her 28 goals rank fifth in the GLIAC, and her 32 points ranks ninth.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Aislynn Alkire, Grand Valley State

Earning her third GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors was GVSU senior defender Aislynn Alkire. Alkire tallied five groundballs and caused two turnovers over the two Laker victories. She had two groundballs and a caused turnover against Nothern Michigan, then followed that up with three more groundballs and one caused turnover versus Concordia-St. Paul. She was a part of the GVSU defensive unit that held both opponents to their lowest scoring output of the season.