NEW YORK -- The University of Denver women's lacrosse senior defender Carly Frohnapfel and junior attacker Olivia Ripple earned BIG EAST weekly honors, the conference announced on Tuesday. 

Frohnapfel recorded a career-high four caused turnovers in the Pioneers' 15-4 conference-opening win over UConn on Sunday afternoon. The award is the first BIG EAST weekly nod of Frohnapfel's career. 

Ripple once again filled the stat sheet on Sunday with four goals and two assists in addition to two caused turnovers, a pair of draw controls and a ground ball. This marks the fifth weekly award of the season for Ripple. 

Frohnapfel, Ripple and the Pioneers' return to action on Thursday afternoon in a battle against [5] Michigan in Ann Arbor. 

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