Men's Lacrosse 4/27/2026 11:30:00 AM #AEMLAX Week 12: UAlbany Clinches Unbeaten Regular Season BOSTON – UAlbany concluded the 2026 #AEMLAX regular season with a victory over NJIT to finish a perfect 6-0 in league play, while Vermont and UMBC also won to finish 4-2 in conference action. Need to Know: Bryant took care of business on senior day, taking down a pesky UMass Lowell program 11-7 by scoring the final five goals of the game. Vermont jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter against Binghamton and never looked back in its 14-8 win. NJIT led UAlbany 3-2 after one quarter and the game went back-and-forth with NJIT pulling in front 8-7 with 10:37 left. The Great Danes scored the final two goals to escape with the 9-8 win. UMBC edged Bucknell 9-8 in non-conference action. Vermont is 4th nationally in face-off percentage at 61.9%, while Walter Zhao is 3rd nationally in face-off percentage (68.5%) and ground balls (8.7). UVM’s Ryan Daly is 9th in GAA (8.90). UMass Lowell ranks 8th in the nation in face-off percentage at 59.2%. Justin Alexander is also 5th nationally in ground balls per game at 8.0 and 11th in face-off % (61.2). Silas Richmond is tied for 9th in the nation in points per game (4.77) while the Great Danes are 6th in caused turnovers per game (10.3). Binghamton’s Connor Winters is 8th nation in saves per game (13.2). NJIT’s Cameron Kurdyla is 2nd in the nation in saves per game (14.69). Up Next: The 2026 #AEMLAX Championship begins with semifinal action Thursday evening on the campus of UAlbany at 4 p.m. as No. 2 Bryant faces No. 3 Vermont. Top seed UAlbany battles No. 4 UMBC at 7 p.m. The two semifinal winners square off on Saturday at 1 p.m. for the conference title. #AEMLAX Weekly Award Winners – Apr. 27 Offensive Player of the Week Ryan Doherty, UAlbany – Jr., Attack, Concord, N.H. Scored four goals with one assist in a comeback victory over NJIT. Score the eventual game-winning goal with 3:51 left in regulation to go ahead 9-8. This is Doherty’s first #AEMLAX Player of the Week honor this season. Defensive Player of the Week Max Neeson, UAlbany – Sr., Defense, Pottstown, Pa. Registered three caused turnovers and three ground balls in a 9-8 win over NJIT. This is Neeson’s third #AEMLAX Defensive Player of the Week honor this season. Goalkeeper of the Week Billy Stephens, UMBC – Jr., Goalkeeper, San Diego, Calif. Entered in the 4th with UMBC trailing 8-7 and played 20 minutes without allowing a goal as UMBC won 9-8 in 2OT. Finished with 9 saves and 0 goals allowed while facing 19 total shots. This is Stephens’ first #AEMLAX Goalkeeper of the Week honor. Face-Off Specialist of the Week CJ Schwarz, UAlbany – Jr., Face-Off, West Islip, N.Y. Won 12-of-16 face-offs in a 9-8 comeback victory over NJIT. Finished with six ground balls in the contest. This is Schwarz’s first #AEMLAX Face-off Specialist honor this season. Rookie of the Week Zack Toll, Vermont – Fr., Attack, Oshawa, Ontario Registered two goals and one assist in a 14-8 victory over Binghamton. Scored twice in the opening quarter to help UVM build a 5-0 lead. This is Toll’s fifth #AEMLAX Rookie of the Week honor. #AEMLAX Links Full #AEMLAX Schedule/Results #AEMLAX Standings #AEMLAX Statistics Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of the #AEMLAX this season. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores. Follow the @AmericaEast on X to stay up-to-date on America East men's lacrosse news all season long and use #AEMAX to join the conversation. 2026 #AEMLAX Weekly Award Winners Feb. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Sullivan O'Brien, NJIT; Goalkeeper of the Week: Cameron Kurdyla, NJIT; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Nirio Garcia, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT Feb. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jackson Palumb, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Justin Lee, UAlbany; Goalkeeper of the Week: Connor Winters, Binghamton; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Walter Zhao, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont Feb. 23 – Offensive Player of the Week: Silas Richmond, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Jackson Schlicker, UMass Lowell; Goalkeeper of the Week: James Carr Bryant; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Justin Alexander, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Cade Lennon, Bryant Mar. 2 – Offensive Player of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Dante Marinello, UMBC; Goalkeeper of the Week: Connor Winters, Binghamton; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Walter Zhao, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont Mar. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Silas Richmond, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Luke Mead, Bryant; Goalkeeper of the Week: James Carr Bryant; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Walter Zhao, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT Mar. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week Andrew Girolamo, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Jack Combs, Vermont; Goalkeeper of the Week: Ryan Daly, Vermont; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Alex Steers, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont Mar. 23 - Offensive Player of the Week: Zac Amend, Bryant; Defensive Player of the Week: Max Neeson, UAlbany; Goalkeeper of the Week: Cameron Kurdyla, NJIT; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Flynn Wilson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Carson Piscitiello, NJIT Mar. 30 – Offensive Player of the Week: Max Frattaroli, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Eddie Schwasnick, Vermont; Goalkeeper of the Week: Brady Smith, UAlbany; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Walter Zhao, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont April 6 – Offensive Player of the Week: Owen West, Bryant; Defensive Player of the Week: Jacob Smith, UAlbany; Goalkeeper of the Week: Connor McMahon, UMBC; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: JJ Murphy, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT April 13 - Offensive Player of the Week: Silas Richmond, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Max Neeson, UAlbany; Goalkeeper of the Week: Cameron Kurdyla, NJIT; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Walter Zhao, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT April 20 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Demato, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Dylan Sharpe, UMBC; Goalkeeper of the Week: James Carr Bryant; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Alex Steers, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Blake Piscitiello, NJIT April 27 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Doherty, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Max Neeson, UAlbany; Goalkeeper of the Week: Billy Stephens, UMBC; Faceoff Specialist of the Week: CJ Schwarz, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Zack Toll, Vermont ABOUT AMERICA EAST Founded in 1979, the America East Conference is an elite NCAA Division I athletic conference that fosters an environment for student-athletes to become champions. 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