Albany, UMass Lowell, Stony Brook Earn #AEMLAX Wins
BOSTON – Week #3 of #AEMLAX play saw UAlbany, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook pick up conference wins as the Great Danes beat Hartford, 14-10, the River Hawks downed Vermont, 8-4, and the Seawolves beat Binghamton, 13-6.
This week, UAlbany, which sits atop the standings at 3-0, visits Vermont (2-1) while UMBC (0-2) hosts Binghamton (0-2) and UMass Lowell (1-1) visits Hartford (1-2).
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Here are the conference's eighth weekly award winners of 2019:
Offensive Player of the Week
Tom Haun, Stony Brook – Sr., Attacker, Ronkonkama, N.Y.
- Tallied seven points in Stony Brook’s win over Binghamton Friday.
- Had a career-high six goals and an assist.
- This is Haun's second Offensive Player honor of the season and third of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Grant Lardieri, UMass Lowell – Sr., Goalkeeper, Ada, Mich.
- Made a career-high 22 saves in UMass Lowell’s 8-4 win over Vermont.
- Racked up an .846 save percentage.
- The 22 stops were the most by an America East goalkeeper since the 2005 season.
- This is Lardieri’s first Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and second of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Brandon Galloway, UMBC – Fr., Faceoff Specialist, Grasonville, Md.
- Won 20-of-23 faceoffs in UMBC’s win over Lafayette.
- Picked up 16 ground balls and scored a goal.
- The 20 faceoffs and 16 grounds balls were the most by a UMBC player in five seasons.
- This is Galloway’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
March 25 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jakob Patterson, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Washuta, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Layton Harrell, Stony Brook
April 1 – Offensive Player of the Week: Tom Haun, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Grant Lardieri, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Brandon Galloway, UMBC
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