#AEMLAX Play Slated to Start, Week #5 Awards Announced
BOSTON – Conference play in #AEMLAX begins this weekend following week #5 of non-conference play. UMBC will host Vermont at noon while Stony Brook visits Hartford at 3 p.m. and UMass Lowell heads to UAlbany for a 3 p.m. faceoff.
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Here are the conference's fifth weekly award winners of 2019:
Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Pickel, Jr., Stony Brook - Jr., Attacker, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
- Tallied five goals during the two games last week.
- Had the the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining to down Bryant on Saturday.
- Posted a hat trick in an overtime loss to Sacred Heart on Tuesday.
- This is Pickel, Jr.'s first Offensive Player of the Week honor of the season and of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Cam Hult, UMass Lowell – Jr., Defender, Nashua, N.H.
- Tallied 11 ground balls and four caused turnovers and helped hold last week's opponents to 6.5 goals per game in a 2-0 week for UMass Lowell
- This is Hult's first career Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Rookie of the Week
Liam McDonough, UMass Lowell - Fr., Faceoff Specialist,
- Helped UMass Lowell go 2-0 last week by picked up 20 ground balls and winning 65 percent of his faceoffs.
- Went 18-for-25 with 12 ground balls and scored a goal in a win over Dartmouth Tuesday.
- This is McDonough's first #AEMLAX Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 11 – Offensive Player of the Week: Harry Morrill, UMass Lowell; Defensive Player of the Week Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: David Closterman, Vermont
Feb. 18 – Offensive Player of the Week: Dylan Jinks, Hartford; Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: David Closterman, Vermont
Feb. 25 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jakob Patterson, UAlbany; Co-Defensive Players of the Week: Nate Siekierski, UAlbany & Michael Bollinger, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: David Closterman, Vermont
March 4 – Offensive Player of the Week: Tom Haun, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Austin Jones, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Hunter Krauss, Hartford
March 11 - Offensive Player of the WeeK: Chris Pickel, Jr., Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Cam Hult, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Liam McDonough, UMass Lowell
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