#1 Albany, #15 Vermont, UMass Lowell Post #AEMLAX Wins, Week 8 Awards Announced
BOSTON – The nation’s top-ranked team improved to 10-0 on the season last week as #1 Albany beat Harvard and Stony Brook despite Tewaaraton Award nominee Connor Fields playing a limited role due to injury. Additionally, UMass Lowell and Vermont, which moved up to #15 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, each posted wins to improve to 2-1 in #AEMLAX play.
Here are the 2018 week #8 award winners:
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Sean Tyrrell, UMass Lowell – Sr., Attacker, Calgary, Alberta
- Racked up a career-best seven points on four goals and three assists in UMass Lowell’s 10-7 comeback win vs. UMBC Saturday.
- Factored in on three of the River Hawks’ six fourth quarter goals as they outscored the Retrievers 6-0 in the final frame.
- This is the second #AEMLAX weekly award this season for Tyrrell (2/12) and third of his career.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Ian MacKay, Vermont – Sr., Attacker, Port Elgin, Ont.
- Scored a career-high six goals in Vermont’s 11-7 win over Hartford Saturday.
- This is MacKay’s second #AEMLAX Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season (3/5) and fourth of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Hunter Braun – Fr., Goalkeeper, Hartland, Mich.
- Stopped 20 of the 27 shots he saw in a 10-7 win over UMBC Saturday.
- Recorded a .741 save percentage.
- This is his second Defensive Player of the Week award of the season (3/19).
Rookie of the Week
Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany – Fr., Attack, Six Nations, Ontario
- Led #1 Albany with 11 points in a pair of wins last week.
- Had two goals and four assists in the Great Danes’ 13-6 win over Harvard Wednesday.
- Totaled a pair of goals and three assists in a 13-7 win over Stony Brook Saturday.
- This is Nanticoke’s third-consecutive Rookie of the Week award and fifth of the season.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 12 – Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Tyrrell, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week: Tommy Lingner, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Steven Zichelli, UMBC
Feb. 19 – Offensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: J.D. Colarusso, Albany
Feb. 26 – Offensive Player of the Week, Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Tehoka Nanticoke
March 5 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Eccles, Albany &Ian MacKay, Vermont Defensive Player of the Week: TD Ierlan, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Alex Smith, Hartford
March 12 – Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Kevin Carbone, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Liam Limoges, Vermont
March 19 – Offensive Player of the Week: Connor Fields, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: Hunter Braun, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany
March 26 – Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Eccles, Albany; Defensive Player of the Week: JD Colarusso, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany
April 2 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Sean Tyrrell, UMass Lowell & Ian MacKay, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Hunter Braun, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany
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