UAlbany, Hartford, Vermont Earn Wins in #AEMLAX Openers
BOSTON – UAlbany, Hartford and Vermont were all victorious during the first weekend of #AEMLAX play. Two of the games were thrillers with Vermont overcoming a six-goal deficit to beat UMBC, 12-11, in double overtime while Hartford downed Stony Brook, 12-11. In the third contest, UAlbany used a strong third quarter to beat UMass Lowell, 17-11.
This week, Binghamton hosts UAlbany, Vermont welcomes Hartford and UMBC visits Stony Brook.
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Here are the conference's sixth weekly award winners of 2019:
Offensive Player of the Week
Jakob Patterson, UAlbany – Jr., Attacker, Chandler, Ariz.
- Tallied a career-high nine points in Saturday’s win over UMass Lowell.
- Scored a pair of goals and added seven assists.
- Factored in on five of UAlbany’s seven goals during its key 7-0 third quarter run.
- This is Patterson’s second Offensive Player honor of the season and his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Nick Washuta, Vermont – Jr., Goalkeeper, Orono, Minn.
- Made 14 saves in Vermont’s comeback 12-11 double overtime win at UMBC.
- Had a 10.06 goals against average last week and didn’t allow a UMBC goal over the game’s last 15:36.
- Also added five ground balls and a caused turnover.
- This is Washuta’s third Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and seventh of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Cam Logan, Hartford – Fr., Goalkeeper, North Canton, Ohio
- Made a career-high 14 saves in Hartford’s win over Stony Brook, its first of the season.
- Added three ground balls.
- This is Logan’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
March 18 - Offensive Player of the Week: Jakob Patterson, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Cam Logan, Hartford
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