LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week on Monday for the week ending on March 12th. Cabrini’s Connor Herraiz was named Player of the Week, while Immaculata’s Matthew Ludlow was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Player of the Week:
Name: Connor Herraiz
School: Cabrini
Class: Freshman
Position: Attack
Hometown: Succasaunna, NJ
High School: John Pope XXIII
Brief Outlook of Week: Scored 4 goals and added 2 assists for 6 points in the Cavaliers win vs Hampden-Sydney on March 7 He added 4 ground balls in the win Then in Cabrini's 11-5 win over Endicott, he scored 2 goals and added 1 assist and scooped 4 ground balls
Defensive Player of the Week:
Name: Matthew Ludlow
School: Immaculata
Class: Freshman
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Upper Moreland
High School: Willow Grove, PA
Brief Outlook of Week: Made 15 saves and had six groundballs in Immaculata's 9-5 win over Goucher College on March 11th.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Gavin Taylorson (So., Attack, Marymount): Taylorson tallied five goals and two assists during a 1-1 week for the Saints. for the season, the sophomore has netted 16 goals and added six assists.
Dalton Gerver (Fr., Defense, Marywood): Gerver stifled Wilkes on the defense end in a tight 6-5 victory. He caused three turnovers and gathered six ground balls. With a one-goal lead, Gerver caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball with 90 seconds remaining to help seal the Pacers' first win of the season.
Emmett Wexler (Jr., Attack, Neumann): Emmett Wexler led the Knights with five goals and two assists for seven points in a 1-1 week. In a close 14-12 loss to SUNY-Potsdam, the junior netted three goals on six shots, four on goal. He followed with two goals and two assists on 10 shots, six on net, in a 6-5 win over Goucher.
Jake Methlie (So., Face-off Specialist, Neumann): Jake Methlie went 30-42 in the face-off circle in a 1-1 week for the Knights. The sophomore also picked up a team-high 22 ground balls in the two games. In a close 14-12 loss to SUNY-Potsdam, Methlie was 21-28 in face-offs with 15 ground balls. He followed going 9-for-14 and seven ground balls in a 6-5 win over Goucher.
Connor Watts (Fr., Goalkeeper, Cabrini): Watts saved 12 shots and allowed just 7 goals in Cabrini's 16-7 win over H-SC on March 7 Then added 9 saves and allowed just 4 goals in the Cavaliers 11-5 win over Endicott on March 11.
Previous Players of the Week:
2/20/23 – Gavin Taylorson, Marymount & Matthew Kirkland, Immaculata
2/27/23 – Brendan Boschi, Neumann & Jake Methlie, Neumann
3/6/23 - Dillon McManus, Cabrini & Evan Motta, Marymount