GNAC Men's Lacrosse Report: Week 8
Anna Maria goalkeeper Paul Schwarz became the NCAA career saves leader (all divisions) with 1,132 after stopping 43 of 64 shots last week.
( FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 15-21 )
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andrew Fidalgo, Lasell (So., A - Wilbraham, Mass.) Collected 13 points in a pair of GNAC wins for Lasell as the Lasers extended their win streak to 13 games. He tallied four goals and two assists in a key win at Saint Joseph's of Maine, and added three goals and four assists in a home win over Anna Maria. He also picked up five ground balls at Saint Joseph's (Maine) and two against Anna Maria. |
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GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Paul Schwarz, Anna Maria (Sr., G - Staten Island, N.Y.) After picking up 22 saves against Eastern Nazarene and 21 saves saves in a 13-8 setback to GNAC standings leader Lasell, the senior Schwarz became the new leader across all NCAA Divisions in career saves with 1,132. Schwarz stopped 43 of a possible 64 shots on the week for a .672 save percentage while playing all 120 possible minutes. |
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ROOKIE OF THE WEEK James Anderson, Lasell (Fr., A - Medway, Mass.) Collected seven points in a pair of GNAC wins for Lasell as the Lasers extended their win streak to 13 games. He tallied four goals and one assist in a key win at Saint Joseph's of Maine, and added two assists in a home win over Anna Maria. He also picked up two ground balls at St. Joe's and one against Anna Maria. |
WEEK 8 HONOR ROLL
Brandon Pavoni, Anna Maria (Jr., A - Granby, Mass.) - Pavoni's four goals in two games last week put him up to 40 on the season, with a total of 63 points this season so far.
Colin Dickinson, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, A - Barre, Vt.) - Dickinson collected eight points on five goals and three assists for Emmanuel this week, heeding the call after several teammates went down with injury. The rookie scored twice to go along with one assist and four groundballs vs. Rivier before leading EC in points with five on three goals and two assists against Norwich.
Cody Moore, Norwich (Sr., M - Canton, N.Y.) - Started his week with a hat trick and an assist against Castleton. Tied his career-high with six goals the next time out against Emmanuel, set a career-high with seven points. Scored nine goals on just 14 shots on the week, a 64.3% mark. Also became just the fifth athlete in Norwich lacrosse history to eclipse the 100-goal mark in his career.
Shane Puleo, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sophomore, A - Nashua, N.H.) - Puleo netted 10 total points with four ground balls in a 1-1 conference week for Saint Joseph's. The sophomore attack tallied four goals and four assists in a one-sided win over Albertus Magnus on Saturday.
GNAC MEN'S LACROSSE WEEKLY ARCHIVE
| WEEK | PLAYER | GOALKEEPER | ROOKIE |
| 1 | Andrew Fidalgo, LAS | Logan Skinner, SJC | Max Litchfield, LAS |
| 2 | Colby Larsen, RIV | Matt Cloutman, RIV | Nick Ackerman, RIV |
| 3 | Eric Guinasso, RIV | Ian Kriger, NOR | James Anderson, LAS |
| 4 | Shane Puleo, SJC | Logan Skinner, SJC | James Anderson, LAS (2) |
| 5 | Brandon Pavoni, ANM | Logan Skinner, SJC (2) | Tyler Rose, LAS |
| 6 | Colby Larsen, RIV (2) | Nick Kandra, NOR | Alex Beauchemin, LAS |
| 7 | James Anderson, LAS | Brandon Milburn, NOR | James Anderson, LAS (3) |
| 8 | Andrew Fidalgo, LAS (2) | Paul Schwarz, ANM | James Anderson, LAS (4) |
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