CLEVELAND (2/20/2024) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's lacrosse team took home some hardware after week one as senior Cat Kopchia and junior Meredith Leavell were honored as the Mid-American Conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week.

Kopchia tied her career high for the fifth time with four goals, while adding two ground balls and a caused turnover in the season opener at New Hampshire. She is the first Titan awarded the Offensive Player of the Week since Kaitlyn Wandelt was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week in 2020.

Kopchia now has 92 career points on 65 goals and 27 assists and is fourth in the school record book in 2.49 points per game. 

Meanwhile, Leavell posted 10 saves with two caused turnovers and a ground ball against the Wildcats to become the first Titan to be tabbed the Defensive Player of the Week since Taylor Cantelon earned the MAAC accolade in 2021.

Leavell is currently fifth in school history with 211 saves and 8.12 saves per game, third with a .428 save percentage and fourth with a 14.29 goals-against average. 

The Titans will be back in action this weekend as they play at Duquesne on Saturday.