BOSTON - The 2016 men's lacrosse regular season wound down over the weekend as Albany captured its fourth-straight conference regular-season title and Stony Brook, Vermont and Hartford secured the other three spots in this week's America East Championship. The tournament takes place May 5 & 7 at Albany's Casey Stadium.
Read about the week #11 conference awards below.
Offensive Players of the Week
Nate Lewnes, UMBC - Sr., Attacker, Arnold, Md.
- Notched a career-high 10 goals as UMBC nearly upset #4 Albany Saturday.
- Eight of his goals came in the second half.
- The 10 goals matched UMBC's program record and were the most by any player in the country this season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jon Kaplan, Vermont - Jr., Goalkeeper, Glastonbury, Conn.
- Stopped 13 of the 22 shots he faced in Vermont's 17-9 win over Binghamton Saturday.
- The win secured the No. 3 seed for the Catamounts.
- This is his fourth Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season (2/22, 3/28, 4/25).
Rookie of the Week
Zach Ornstein, Albany - Fr., Faceoff, Howell, N.J.
- Won a whopping 25-of-29 faceoffs he took in Albany's overtime win at UMBC Saturday.
- Picked up a program record 22 ground balls.
- Had an assist.
- This is his third Rookie of the Week honor of the season (2/29, 4/25).
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 22 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ian MacKay, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Jon Kaplan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Dawes Michling, Vermont
Feb. 29 - Offensive Player of the Week: Seth Oakes, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Troy Reh, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Zach Ornstein, Albany
March 7 - Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Blaze Riorden, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Dylan Jinks, Hartford
March 14 - Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Schultz, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Blaze Riorden, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Dawes Michling, Vermont
March 21 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ben Kocis, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Vanderford, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Joe Licata, Binghamton
March 28 - Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Jon Kaplan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Dawes Michling, Vermont
April 4- Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Dylan Protesto, Hartford & Challen Rogers, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Blaze Riorden, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Dylan Jinks, Hartford
April 11 - Offensive Player of the Week: Challen Rogers, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Vanderford, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Dylan Jinks, Hartford
April 18 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ian MacKay, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Vanderford, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Jack Andrews, UMBC
April 25 - Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Jon Kaplan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Zach Ornstein, Albany
May 2 - Offensive Player of the Week: Nate Lewnes, UMBC Defensive Player of the Week: Jon Kaplan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Zach Ornstein, Albany