APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University soccer players Lindsey Ahlen and Steve Schnorr have been the Midwest Conference Defensive Players of the Week.
Ahlen, a sophomore goalkeeper from Lawrence, Kan., got her first shutout of the season for the Lawrence women's team. The former standout at Bishop Seabury High School had to make only one save in Lawrence's 6-0 win at Illinois College on Oct. 6. She then made 15 saves, including three in overtime, as the underdog Vikings played to a 1-1 tie at Monmouth College on Oct. 7.
On the season, she lowered her goals against average to 2.00 and raised her save percentage to .776.
Schnorr, a sophomore goalkeeper from Northfield, Minn., didn't allow a goal in 135 minutes in net during a pair of Midwest Conference road matches. A former star at Northfield High School, Schnorr made three saves in Lawrence's 1-0 win at Illinois College on Oct. 6 and then made four saves in the first half of Lawrence's 3-0 win at Monmouth on Oct. 7.
Schnorr, who didn't play the second half against Monmouth, got credit for his first shutout of the season and lowered his goals against average to 1.64 and raised his save percentage to .778.
Both the Lawrence men's and women's teams return to action on Saturday when they host Carroll College.