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Anabel Kreydt was selected as the MAC Defensive Player of the Week after her strong performances against Pittsburgh and Eastern Michigan last week, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Kreydt, a junior from Springfield, Pennsylvania, provided a strong week defensively for the Colonials, racking up six ground balls and seven caused turnovers. Against Pittsburgh, Kreydt tied a career-high in ground balls with four, and posted a career-high four caused turnovers against Eastern Michigan.
This season, Kreydt is the first Colonial to earn Defensive Player of the Week Honors, and the first since April 1, 2025, when
Madison Prietz received the honor. Kreydt is the 12
th Colonial to earn the honor since RMU joined the Mid-American Conference in January of 2021.
Kredyt is the third Colonial this season to earn MAC honors, joining
Lucy Carney, who was named Goalkeeper of the Week (April 7), and
Mia Berthoff, who was tagged Offensive Player of the Week (February 24).
2026 Women's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
Week 1 (Feb. 10): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Anna Zucconi, Kent State (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 2 (Feb. 17): Kelsea Dague, Eastern Michigan (Co-Offensive); Ava Connaughton, UMass (Co-Offensive); Karly Low, Eastern Michigan (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 3 (Feb. 24):
Mia Berthoff, Robert Morris (Offensive); Anna Zucconi, Kent State (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 4 (March 3): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Sienna Diglio, UMass (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 5 (March 11): Dylan Lyons, UMass (Offensive); Mackenzie Flannigan, Youngstown State (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 6 (March 17): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Bridget Valentine, UMass (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 7 (March 24): Sienna Hinchcliffe, Akron (Offensive); Anna Zucconi, Kent State (Defensive); Sydney Davis, Kent State (Goalkeeper)
Week 8 (March 31): Kassidy Morris, UMass (Offensive); Marisa Gatz, UMass (Defensive); Maddy Porter, Eastern Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 9 (April 7): Emerson Henry, Eastern Michigan (Offensive); Mackenzie Flannigan, Youngstown State (Defensive);
Lucy Carney, Robert Morris (Goalkeeper)
Week 10 (April 14): Sienna Hinchcliffe, Akron (Offensive); Bridget Valentine, UMass (Defensive); Leila Kahler, Central Michigan (Goalkeeper)
Week 11 (April 21): Sienna Hinchcliffe, Akron (Offensive);
Anabel Kreydt, Robert Morris (Defensive); Leila Kahler, Central Michigan (Goalkeeper)
