2021 Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week
Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution's award winners.
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Offensive Player of the Week: Mitch Haggart, Aquinas (Mich.)
Haggart tallied 11 goals on 18 shots in two games played this week. He scored six of 11 goals against Lourdes (Ohio). He also added nine ground balls on the week. |
Nominees: Jaxon Haas, Missouri Baptist ; Aldrich Cheng, St. Andrews (N.C.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Zach Stahura, Lourdes (Ohio)
Stahura won 8.4% of his faceoffs on the week (66-of-78). He had double-figure ground balls in both wins and added two goals and two assists. |
Nominees: Kyle Gasior, Tennessee Wesleyan ; Jeremy Smith, William Penn (Iowa)
Offensive Player of the Week: Zachary Sweet, Aquinas (Mich.)
Sweet posted a season-high 8 goals on 17 total shots (11 on goal) in the big win at Taylor. The freshman has scored 20 goals in the last 3 games for the Saints. |
Nominees: Dylan Crouch, Cumberlands (Ky.); Trevor Doren, Columbia (Mo.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Ty Hosley, Columbia (Mo.)
Hosler had 14 saves and only six goals against for a save percentage of 0.700 against Benedictine (Kan.). |
Nominees: Jeff Putz, Siena Heights (Mich.); Jr Sess, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Offensive Player of the Week: Devin Wolever, Concordia (Mich.)
Wolever led the Cardinals offensive attack last week with 8 goals and totaled 9 points. With the Cardinals trailing 5-6 with 3:27 left in the third quarter, Devin scored 5 of the Cardinals last 6 goals of the game to complete the comeback win over Taylor, 11-7 |
Nominees: Gavin Banks, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Saje, Concordia (Mich.)
Saje led the Cardinals in ground balls this week with 19. He also won 25 faceoffs. |
Nominees: Michael Toohey, Cumberlands (Ky.)
Offensive Player of the Week: Hunter McCary, Concordia (Mich.)
McCarty scored a career/season-high 7 goals and 5 assists in the team's dominating win over Mount Vernon. He also led the Cardinals with 4 goals in the win over Dearborn. McCarty leads the Cardinals with 22 goals and 32 points on the season. |
Nominees: Conner Mills, Reinhardt (Ga.); Joseph Doyle, Benedictine (Kan.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Tyler Queen, Lourdes (Ohio)
Set a school single-game record with 24 saves at Indiana Tech ... one of the six goals was basically an empty netter with him pushed forward. |
Nominees: Jr Sess, Reinhardt (Ga.); Liam Carney, Missouri Valley
Offensive Player of the Week: Tyler Parrott, Columbia (Mo.)
Parrott notched nine goals last week on 16 shots on goal. |
Nominees: Mitch Haggart, Aquinas (Mich.); Elliot Fish, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Ty Hosler, Columbia (Mo.)
Hosler had 26 saves last week and posted a save percentage of 0.660. |
Nominees: Jake Morgan, Cumberlands (Ky.); Clayton Boerigter, Aquinas (Mich.)
Offensive Player of the Week: Gavin Banks, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Banks was a focal point of the offense last week for the top-ranked Eagles, as the senior gathered 14 combined goals-against Madonna (Mich.), No. 2 Indiana Tech and Webber International (Fla.) (eight scores). He also picked up five ground balls as Reinhardt stayed perfect at 6-0. |
Nominees: Hunter McCarty, Concordia (Mich.); Joseph Doyle, Benedictine (Kan.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Matt Webb, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Webb combined to make 24 saves in three wins last week for No. 1 Reinhardt - at Madonna (Mich.), at No. 2 Indiana Tech and at home against Webber International (Fla.). He also picked up seven ground balls. |
Nominees: Chad Nelson, Taylor (Ind.); Kendrick Scherer, Clarke (Iowa)
Offensive Player of the Week: Brandon DeMarco, Ottawa (Kan.)
DeMarco started his junior season by scoring a combination of 17 goals on the week and eight assists. In the games against Saint Mary (Kan.) and Morningside (Iowa), he scored six goals. Also against Saint Mary, he had eight ground balls in addition to three against Missouri Valley. |
Nominees: Aidan Craig, Taylor (Ind.); Zane Anderson, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Matt Webb, Reinhardt (Ga.)
In this week's game against Lawrence Tech (Mich.), Webb recorded five saves in nine shots. He currently has an average save percentage of 55.6%. |
Nominees: Joe Steigmeyer, Indiana Tech; Nolan Hayes, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Offensive Player of the Week: Blake Blaisdell, Concordia (Mich.)
Blake led the Cardinal's offensive attack with a career-high 6 goals in the team 21-3 dominating win over Mount Vernon. Blaisdell contributed to nearly half of the Cardinal's goals. His 7 goals on 11 shots was also a career-high percentage |
Nominees: Chris Jackson, Montreat (N.C.); Jt Huez, Columbia (Mo.)
Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Bowling, Concordia (Mich.)
Making his freshman debut, Bowling led the Cardinals defensively to a dominating 21-3 win over Mount Vernon. Bowling recorded 17 saves in his first start with an 85% save percentage. |
Nominees: Patrick DeMoss, Tennessee Wesleyan
Offensive Player of the Week: Ross Patrick, St. Andrews (N.C.)
Patrick put up seven goals and one assist off of 13 shots. Ten of those shots were on goal. |
Defensive Player of the Week: Matt Webb, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Webb was completely dominant in the cage last Saturday for the Eagles against No. 3 Keiser (Fla.), as the senior goalie surrendered a solo goal early in the game before keeping the Seahawks scoreless the rest of the way for nearly 50 minutes. The Woodstock, Ga., native made 13 saves in the victory out of a total of 14 attempts on-goal by Keiser. |