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GNAC Men's Lacrosse Report: Week 2

JWU's Alex Padula had four goals and four assists in the Wildcats' win last week.

GNAC Men's Lacrosse Report: Week 2
March 13, 2023

( FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 6 - 12 )

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alex Padula, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., D - Syracuse, N.Y.) - Padula racked up eight points on four goals and four assists to lead JWU to an 18-1 win over Hilbert on Saturday. Padula is tied for fourth in the conference with 17 points (9-8-17).
 

GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK

James Rollins, Dean (Sr, GK - Old Lyme, Conn.) - Rollins helped the Bulldogs secure their third straight win to start the season with a 10-1 victory at Purchase last week. The senior goalie stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced for a 93.8 save %. 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Cole Cloney, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, A - Medfield, Mass.) - Cloney enjoyed a productive week for Emmanuel, leading the squad with nine goals over two road games during the Saints 1-1 spring break trip. The rookie enjoyed a stellar five-goal performance vs. Alfred in EC's 10-7 victory at the US Lacrosse Headquarters in Sparks, Md. and followed it up with four goals in a road setback vs. Mary Washington.

HONOR ROLL

Anthony Marsella, Regis (Mass.) (So., A - Johnston, R.I.) - Marsella led Regis to a 14-3 victory over future conference foe Mitchell College last Wednesday. He scored a career-high five goals and added two assists to match his career high point total with seven. In addition, he posted career high totals with six groundballs and four caused turnovers, tying for the team lead in groundballs and pacing the squad in caused turnovers during the match. His first goal started a four-goal stretch for the Pride in the final 2:39 of the second quarter, and then he scored four straight goals within six minutes of the third quarter to help Regis pull away with the victory.
 
Connor Eck, Rivier (Jr., A - Franklin, Mass.) - Eck had a great week tallying 11 points, with nine coming against Southern Maine. In that game, he scored six goals and dished out three assists. Against Castleton, he added two more goals to get eight for the week. He also grabbed eight ground balls and caused two turnovers. 
 
Sawyer Gagnon, Rivier (Jr., G - Gorham, Maine) - Gagnon helped the Raiders to a 2-0 week. He helped keep Castleton to just four goals in their game earlier this week while making 11 saves. He accomplished virtually the same against Southern Maine, with four goals allowed with seven saves. 
 
Tim Goodfellow, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Junior, A - Wayland, Mass.) - Goodfellow totaled nine points with three goals and six assists in two games last week. The junior standout broke out with three goals and five assists for eight total points in a 19-2 victory over New England College on Saturday.
 
Tiger Hopkins, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Freshman, A - Leeds, Maine) tallied 12 total points and broke the Monks' single-game assists record with 10 dimes in a lopsided victory over New England College on Saturday. He also scored a man-up goal against Colby College on Monday.
GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE
WEEK PLAYER GOALKEEPER

ROOKIE
1 D. Alvarez-Segee, DEAN Trent Madigan, JWU Matthew Hutchings, AMC
2 Alex Padula, JWU James Rollins, DEAN Cole Cloney, EMM

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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