JACKSON - For the third time in as many weeks, Northwest is once again represented in the latest round of conference player of the week honors.

This time, it was MJ Loeffel's turn to earn MACCC Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday morning. Freshman midfielder Jennifer Enriquez has been the previous recepient of the award over the past two weeks.

Loeffel, a native of Eads, Tenn. and a Briarcrest Christian School alumnus, notched her second career hat trick during a 6-0 shutout of St. Charles on Labor Day. The forward followed that performance up with the third and final goal in a 3-1 upset over then-No. 2 ranked East Central last Friday.

So far, Loeffel leads the team in scoring with nine goals on the season, as Northwest enters the week at 6-0 overall, 1-0 in division play and ranked 17th in the latest NJCAA Division II polls, the highest ranking ever recorded for the Lady Rangers.

Northwest will resume North Division competition on Friday evening with a visit to Hinds. Kickoff is slated for a 5 P.M. start time in Raymond.