2012 Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week
| May 7,
2012 |
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Sean
Kirwan, Tufts (Senior, Attacker - Boonton Township, N.J.) Kirwan tallied seven goals over the final rounds of the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship this past weekend. After netting three goals in Saturday’s 13-2 win over Connecticut College in the semifinals, Kirwan collected four goals in Sunday’s 9-8, double-overtime victory against Bowdoin for the 2012 title. Two of his four goals came in the third quarter, helping turn a 6-5 deficit into a 7-6 lead. |
| April 30,
2012 |
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Rob
Moccia, Connecticut College (Senior, Goalkeeper - Malvern, Pa.) Moccia posted a .677 save percentage during a big 2-0 week for the Camels, who advanced to the semifinals of the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship for only the second time in program history. Wednesday afternoon at Wesleyan, Moccia made eight saves in a 10-4 victory that gave Connecticut College the fourth seed in this year’s tournament. He followed on Saturday with 13 stops in an 11-6 decision over Colby. |
| April 23,
2012 |
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Christopher Williamson, Bowdoin (Junior, Goalkeeper - Winnetka, Ill.) Williamson continued his string of hot play down the stretch for the Polar Bears, posting a .756 save percentage with 31 saves over a pair of victories last week. On Tuesday against rival Colby, Williamson had 20 saves in a 10-6 decision. He followed on Sunday with 11 stops in an 8-4 win at Endicott. Second among league netminders in goals against average and save percentage, Williamson has posted a 5.26 GAA and .742 save percentage over the last two weeks. |
| April 16,
2012 |
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Peter
Johnson, Trinity (Senior, Goalkeeper - Riverside, Conn.) Johnson helped keep the Bantams atop the NESCAC standings for another week as he made 22 saves (.733 save percentage) in a 9-8, come-from-behind victory over Middlebury on Saturday, Trinity’s lone game last week. Thirteen of his 22 stops came in the second half, as Johnson held the Panthers to one goal during that stretch and scoreless in the fourth quarter. The Bantams recovered from an 8-6 deficit after three periods for their sixth conference win of the season. |
| April 9,
2012 |
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Ian
Deveau, Colby (Junior, Midfielder - Portsmouth, R.I.) Deveau played a part in nearly half of the Mules’ goals during a 3-0 week which included a pair of wins over NESCAC foes. He started the stretch with five tallies and an assist on a sixth in a 15-7 win against the Univ. of New England on Tuesday. Saturday afternoon against Wesleyan, Deveau scored twice and assisted on three others in an 11-5 victory. He ended the week with three goals and three assists in a 9-7 win over Trinity on Sunday, finishing with 10 goals and seven helpers overall. |
| April 2,
2012 |
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Mark
Flibotte, Bowdoin (Senior, Midfielder - Cohasset, Mass.) Flibotte amassed 12 points over three Polar Bear victories last week, scoring 11 goals and assisting on another. He had three goals, including the game-winner, in a 9-8 win over Springfield on Tuesday. Flibotte followed with four goals, three coming in the second half, in Saturday’s 9-7 victory against Middlebury. He closed the week with four goals and an assist in a 9-6 decision over Williams. |
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Max
Vaickus, Hamilton (Senior, Goalkeeper - Hingham, Mass.) Vaickus backstopped the Continentals to two key NESCAC victories last week, making a total of 25 saves and recording a .676 save percentage. Vaickus had 14 saves in Wednesday’s 7-6 victory over Middlebury, a win which snapped Hamilton’s 16-game losing streak to the Panthers. At Amherst on Saturday, Vaickus held the Lord Jeffs scoreless in the second half in a 12-6 win, as he posted 11 saves. |
| March 26,
2012 |
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Nick
Rhoads, Tufts (Senior, Midfielder - McLean, Va.) Rhoads won 44-of-58 face-offs (.759) and scooped up 25 ground balls (8.3 per game) during a 2-1 week for the Jumbos. Rhoads opened the week with an 11-for-16 performance in a 9-5 setback at Stevenson on Tuesday, then won 13-of-17 in a 9-4 victory over Colby on Friday. He closed the week with a 20-for-25 performance in a 13-9 victory at Western New England. |
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Grant
Covington, Wesleyan (Senior, Goalkeeper - Gloucester, Mass.) Covington backboned the Cardinals to a pair of victories last week, recording 24 saves and posting an .857 save percentage. Covington made seven stops and allowed one goal over the opening 35 minutes of Wednesday’s 12-3 victory at Maritime. In Saturday’s 7-3 win over Middlebury, Covington recorded a career-best 17 saves, as he held the Panthers scoreless for the final 36:09 of the game with 10 saves. |
| March 19,
2012 |
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Beau
Wood, Tufts (Sophomore, Midfielder - Sherwood Forest, Md.) During the Jumbos’ 2-0 week, Wood had six goals and four assists, as Tufts remained unbeaten at 3-0 on the year. Wood opened the week with two goals and three assists in a 16-9 win over Connecticut College on Tuesday. He followed on Saturday afternoon with four goals, including the game-winner, along with a helper on a fifth in a 14-12 win at Stevens. |
| March 12,
2012 |
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Evan
Redwood, Amherst (Senior, Attacker - Lutherville, Md.) Redwood helped the Lord Jeffs open the year at 2-0 as he scored five goals and assisted on three others. Redwood tallied three goals, including the game-winner with 1:47 remaining to play, and assisted on a fourth in Saturday’s 9-8 victory over Colby. The next afternoon against Bates, Redwood posted two goals and two assists in an 11-8 decision, notably collecting a goal and an assist on another during a game-changing 4-0 run in the first half. |
