Northborough, Mass. - Fresh off being named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Week to open the 2022 season, senior goalie Emily Podgorni was selected as the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III National Defensive Player of the Week, for the week of March 8, 2022.  

Podgorni posted a .789 save percentage in the Mules' 9-4 win over No. 2 Tufts to open the season. The senior netminder recorded 16 saves, including four in the fourth quarter, and led a defense that limited the Jumbos to two goals in each half, and a 3-for-7 effort on free-position shots. Podgorni's 16 saves set a new career high, and the four goals are the fewest scored by Tufts since 2015. The win vaulted Colby to No. 9 in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division III Poll this week.

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