Albany, Binghamton, UMBC Pick Up Big #AEMLAX Wins, Earn Final Weekly Awards

Albany, Binghamton, UMBC Pick Up Big #AEMLAX Wins, Earn Final Weekly Awards

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BOSTON – After an exciting regular season, the stage is set for the 2017 America East Men's Lacrosse Championship. Albany will host the tournament at Casey Stadium for the third-straight year and will welcome #2 UMBC, #3 Binghamton and #4 Stony Brook to the Captial District. Semifinal action takes place Thursday, May 4 with a champion getting crowned Saturday, May 6. Visit Championship Central for ticket and schedule information

Here are the week #13 award winners:

Offensive Player of the Week
Kyle McClancy, Albany - Jr., Midfielder, Bayport, N.Y.

  • Scored a career-high five goals in Albany's 16-10 win over Hartford Saturday.
  • With the game tied 8-8, McClancy scored three times as part of Albany's 7-0 run to take a 15-8 lead.
  • This is McClancy's first Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season.

Defensive Player of the Week
Tanner Cosens, Binghamton - Sr., Goalkeeper, Endwell, N.Y.

  • Made 13 saves and allowed only five goals in a 6-5 overtime win over Stony Brook, which clinched a championship berth for Binghamton.
  • Had a 4.91 GAA and a .722 save percentage.
  • This is his third Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season (2/20, 3/6) and third of his career.. 

Co-Rookie of the Week
TD Ierlan, Albany - Fr., Attack, Victor, N.Y.

  • Won 22-of-24 faceoffs (92 percent) in Albany's win over Hartford.
  • Picked up 13 ground balls.
  • Scored his fourth goal of the season
  • This is Ierlan's fourth Rookie of the Week award of the season (3/27, 4/3, 4/10). 

Co-Rookie of the Week
Ryan Frawley, UMBC - Fr., Attack, Mountain Lakes, N.J.

  • Tallied a career-best five points in a 10-7 win over Vermont Saturday, which locked up the No. 2 seed for UMBC.
  • Had four goals and an assist.
  • This is Frawley's second Rookie of the Week award of the season (3/13).

Weekly Awards
Feb. 6 -
Offensive Player of the Week: Cam Milligan, Vermont; Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont
Feb. 13 - Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Tyrrell, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: None Selected; Rookie of the Week: Jake Brothers, UMBC
Feb. 20
 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alex Corpolongo, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Tanner Cosens, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Ben French, Vermont

Feb. 27 - Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: JD Colarusso, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Cory VanGivhoven, Stony Brook
March 6 Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Tanner Cosens, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Jakob Patterson, Albany
March 13 
- Offensive Player of the Week: Tom Moore, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Grant Lardieri, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Ryan Frawley, UMBC
March 20 Offensive Player of the Week: Billy Nolan, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: JD Colarusso, Albany; Rookie of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany
March 27 - Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Garrett Waldron, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany

April 3 - Offensive Player of the Week: Griffin Feiner, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Ruston Souder, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany 
April 10 - Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Cam Milligan, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany 
April 17 Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Michael Bollinger, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Tom Haun, Stony Brook
April 24 Offensive Player of the Week: Bennett Drake, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Vanderford, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Connor Grippe, Stony Brook
May 1 Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle McClancy, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Tanner Cosens, Binghamton; Co-Rookie of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany; Co-Rookie of the Week: Ryan Frawley, UMBC