CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A pair of players whose performances directly resulted in wins for their teams last week have earned America East men's lacrosse weekly honors as Albany's Lyle Thompson earned his second Player of the Week honors of the season while Vermont’s Ian MacKay picked up his third Rookie of the Week award.:
Player of the Week
Lyle Thompson, Jr., Attacker, Albany
- Tallied eight points in Albany's 17-10 win over No. 12 Penn State Saturday.
- Scored three goals while assisting on five others.
- The Player of the Week honor is his second of the year and fifth of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Ian MacKay, Fr., Attacker, Vermont
- Racked up a career-high seven points in leading Vermont to a win over Sacred Heart Saturday.
- Scored four times and added three assists.
- This is his third Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
Around the League
- Albany knocked off No. 12 Penn State, 17-10, Saturday behind eight points from Lyle Thompson and 19 saves from Blaze Riorden.
- The Great Danes moved up four spots to No. 15 in the Warrior Media Poll.
- Vermont (5-3) beat Sacred Heart, 13-9, for its fifth win in its last six games.
- Stony Brook and UMBC went 1-1 on the week, posting wins over Manhattan and Mount St. Mary's, respectively.
- The Catamounts already have their most wins since the 2011 season.
- Lyle and Miles Thompson rank first and second nationally in points per game, averaging 7.33 and 6.17 respectively.
- Lyle leads the country in assists while Miles is tops in goals.
- Albany leads the nation scoring 16.0 goals per game.
- Conference play begins this weekend with UMBC hosting Stony Brook Friday and Albany hosting Vermont and Hartford entertaining Binghamton Saturday.
2014 Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Feb. 17 - Player of the Week: Kevin O'Shea, Hartford
Rookie of the Week: Kyle Rowe, Stony Brook
Feb. 24 - Player of the Week: Brody Eastwood, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Max Maxwell, UMBC
March 3 - Player of the Week: Miles Thompson, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Ian MacKay, Vermont
March 10 - Player of the Week: Lyle Thompson, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Michael Clarke, Vermont
March 17 - Player of the Week: Frank Piechota, Hartford
Rookie of the Week: Ian MacKay, Vermont
March 24 - Player of the Week: Lyle Thompson, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Ian MacKay, Vermont