Muhlenberg’s athletes of the week for contests between September 26 and October 2
Female Athlete of the Week – Kayleigh Thies, Field Hockey
Thies contributed to six of seven goals, with three goals and three assists, as Muhlenberg won back-to-back games against Widener and Dickinson. She had two goals and an assist vs. Widener and a goal and two assists vs. Dickinson. Thies has been involved in eight of the Mules’ 12 goals this season, and her 13 points are tied for the second-most by a ‘Berg freshman in the last 20 years.
Fiorillo, also named Centennial Conference defensive player of the week, made a team-high nine tackles, one for loss, and recorded the first two interceptions of his career in a 30-14 win against Susquehanna. He picked off a pass on the Crusaders’ first play from scrimmage and halted a fourth-quarter drive into Muhlenberg territory with his second pick. Fiorillo led a defense that held Susquehanna to 14 points and 222 yards, well below their averages of 29.0 and 380.5 coming into the game.
