CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The 2013 America East men's lacrosse regular season wrapped up over the weekend and two standout performances from Saturday have been rewarded with the conference's final weekly awards of the season, which were announced Monday morning.
Albany's Miles Thompson set an America East record for points in a game and earned his second America East Player of the Week honor of the year while Pat Young led UMBC to a key win over Binghamton en route to garnering his second Rookie of the Week award in the last three weeks.
Thompson (Onondaga Nation, N.Y.) tallied 14 points on five goals and nine assists in the Great Danes 21-12 win over Stony Brook Saturday. The junior attack set an America East single-game record for points in a game while his nine assists are the most ever in a conference game and second-most by an America East player overall. The 14 points is also tied for the third most in a game in NCAA history.
Young (Ewing, N.J.) earned Rookie of the Week recognition by scoring four times, including the game winner with 1:18 remaining to lift UMBC to a 10-9 win over Binghamton, which secured a berth in the America East Championship. The freshman midfielder scored all four of his goals after halftime, including the tying goal early in the fourth quarter and the game winner in the final 90 seconds.
Hartford, UMBC and Stony Brook earned the final three spots in the 2013 America East Championship field over the weekend. Kevin O'Shea scored seven times to lead the Hawks to a 17-11 win at Vermont, which netted them the No. 2 seed in the tournament. The Retrievers earned the No. 3 seed while Stony Brook will No. 4.
Albany, which had already locked up the league's regular-season title and No. 1 seed for the tournament, completed its second-ever perfect America East slate with its win at Stony Brook. The Great Danes are ranked 12th in both national polls this week.
The 2013 America East Men's Lacrosse Championship, the first played at a single site since 2009, will be held at Stony Brook’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, N.Y. Semifinal action will take place on Thursday, May 2 with No. 2 Hartford facing No. 3 UMBC at 4:30 p.m. in the first semifinal, followed by No. 1 Albany battling No. 4 Stony Brook at 7 p.m. in the nightcap. The two winners will face off for the league title on Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m. with the winner earning a trip the NCAA Tournament, where America East teams have won three games since 2007. High-definition video streams of the semifinals will air for free on AmericaEast.com Thursday while the championship game will air on ESPNU on Saturday.
For all the latest information on the America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship, including to purchase tickets, visit Championship Central.
2013 America East Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 18 – Player of the Week: Lyle Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Brody Eastwood (Stony Brook)
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Adam Cohen (UMBC); Rookie of the Week: Dan Shaughnessy (Stony Brook)
March 4 - Player of the Week: Jeff Tundo (Stony Brook); Rookie of the Week: Challen Rogers (Stony Brook)
March 11 - Player of the Week: Lyle Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Jack Bobzien (Hartford)
March 18 - Player of the Week: Miles Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Nate Lewnes (UMBC)
March 25 - Player of the Week: Graham Horvath (Vermont); Rookie of the Week: Jack Bobzien (Hartford)
April 1 - Player of the Week: Lyle Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Jack Bobzien (Hartford)
April 8 - Co-Player of the Week: Matt Springer (Binghamton)/Scott Jones (UMBC); Rookie of the Week: Blaze Riorden (Albany)
April 15 - Player of the Week: Frank Piechota (Hartford); Rookie of the Week: Pat Young (UMBC)
April 22 – Player of the Week: Ty Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Justin Rosenberg (Vermont)
April 29 - Player of the Week: Miles Thompson (Albany); Rookie of the Week: Pat Young (UMBC)