WATERVILLE, Maine - University of Maine at Farmington women's lacrosse senior attacker Ruby McMinis (Wells, Maine) was named the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon. McMinis earned the honor after scoring 11 goals across three games, helping lead the Beavers to a 2-1 record a week ago.

McMinis had a pair of games in which she finished with five goals and an assist, both of which were Beaver victories. On Thursday against Mitchell, McMinis scored five goals while also adding four ground balls, causing four turnovers, and picking up one draw control to help the Beavers to an 18-6 victory.

In the Beavers' NAC season opener on Saturday on the road against Thomas College, McMinis recorded five goals, an assist, three ground balls, two caused turnovers, and two draw controls. McMinis entered the game sitting three goals behind Ayla Allen's '15 all-time goal-scoring record. With her fourth goal, scored at the 9:22 mark of the fourth quarter, McMinis passed Allen and became the program's all-time leading scorer.

McMinis added a one-goal and one-assist performance to begin the week in a tough loss on the road against New England College.

For the week, McMinis finished with 11 goals, three assists, nine ground balls, six caused turnovers, and five draw controls.

Through five games this season, McMinis has scored 18 goals and added three assists.