Order of rankings: USILA/Blatant Lacrosse Top 20 Coaches Poll/Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Media Poll
Offensive Co-Player of the Week
John Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas
Junior | Attackman | Bronx, N.Y.
Pena tallied 11 points with seven goals and four assists for the Spartans in a 1-1 week, including three goals and three assists to go with five ground balls in the 15-5 win over Holy Family.
Offensive Co-Player of the Week
Mikey Rodin, Molloy
Senior | Attackman | Wantagh, N.Y.
Rodin led the Lions with 11 points on the 1-1 week, scoring seven goals and adding four assists to go with four ground balls and two caused turnovers. The attackman had a career-best performance in the 11-5 win over Dominican, putting up five goals and two assists.
Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Gerdvil, Mercy
Graduate Student | Defenseman | East Northport, N.Y.
Gerdvil had a team-high six caused turnovers with nine ground balls as No. 9 Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The graduate student opened the week with four caused turnovers and three ground balls in the No. 9 Mavericks' 19-9 win over Georgian Court on Tuesday. The ECC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ended the week with six ground balls and two caused turnovers in the 13-12 overtime loss at No. 5 Adelphi on Saturday.
Rookie of the Week
Joseph Casarella, St. Thomas Aquinas
Freshman | Attackman | Sloatsburg, N.Y.
Casarella tallied seven points on four goals and three assists alongside four ground balls and five caused turnovers for the Spartans in a 1-1 week. In the 15-5 road win over Holy Family, the STAC rookie did a little bit of everything with a hat trick, two assists, two ground balls, and five caused turnovers.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Andrew Calabria, Mercy
Senior | Midfielder | Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
Calabria had a team-high-tying 10 points on two goals and eight assists as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. Calabria opened the week with four assists and two ground balls in No. 9 Mercy's 19-9 win over Georgian Court on Tuesday. The senior ended the week with a game-high six points on two goals and four assists with five ground balls in the 13-12 overtime loss at No. 5 Adelphi on Saturday.
Cameron Dorfman, Mercy
Freshman | Goalkeeper | West Islip, N.Y.
Dorfman went 1-1 on the week with 21 saves, a 10.81 goals-against average, and a .488 save percentage. The freshman opened the week with 13 saves and just nine goals allowed in No. 9 Mercy's 19-9 win over Georgian Court on Tuesday and ended the week with eight saves in the 13-12 overtime loss at No. 5 Adelphi on Saturday.
Jason Kuehner, Mercy
Senior | Face-Off Specialist | Hackettstown, N.J.
Kuehner went 37-of-59 (.627) on faceoffs with a goal and a team-high 18 ground balls as No. 9 Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The senior opened the week going 17-of-32 on face-offs with a goal and a game-high eight ground balls in the 19-9 win over Georgian Court on Tuesday. Kuehner ended the week going 20-of-27 on face-offs with a game-high 10 ground balls in the 13-12 overtime loss at No. 5 Adelphi on Saturday.
Gunner MacMillan, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Attackman | Henrietta, N.Y.
MacMillan scored five goals and picked up four ground balls in a 15-12 loss to Assumption last week. The RWU attackman put nine shots on net.
Christian Michaels, Molloy
Junior | Goalkeeper | Smithtown, N.Y.
Michaels made 30 saves on the week, with a season-high 19 stops to go with a ground ball and caused turnover in a 19-13 loss to No. 13/No. 14 Pace, and 11 saves in an 11-5 win over Dominican.
Shelton Tessier, District of Columbia
Sophomore | Defenseman | Uniondale, N.Y.
Tessier forced a game-high high six caused turnovers while scooping four ground balls in the Firebirds’ 11-7 loss to Davis & Elkins.
ECC Men's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12 - Dan Doviak, Roberts Wesleyan
Feb. 20 - Greg Gibbons, Mercy
Feb. 26 - Bubba Love, Frostburg State
Mar. 4 - John Pena, St. Thomas Aquinas and Mikey Rodin, Molloy
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12 - Brady Kustra, Roberts Wesleyan
Feb. 20 - Cameron Dorfman, Mercy
Feb. 26 - Cameron Dorfman, Mercy (2x)
Mar. 4 - Justin Gerdvil, Mercy
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 12 - Joseph Casarella, St. Thomas Aquinas
Feb. 20 - Cameron Dorfman, Mercy
Feb. 26 - Cameron Dorfman, Mercy (2x)
Mar. 4 - Joseph Casarella, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games March 3 (PDF)
Previously in the Polls
USILA/BLATANT LACROSSE TOP 20 COACHES POLL
Preseason: Mercy (12), Frostburg State (17)
Week 1: Mercy (13), Frostburg State (17)
Week 2: Mercy (10), Frostburg State (17)
Week 3: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (17), Molloy (RV)
Week 4: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (18), Molloy (RV)
Week 5: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (17), Molloy (RV)
Next Rankings: Monday, Mar. 11
INSIDE LACROSSE TOP 20 MEDIA POLL
Preseason: Mercy (12), Frostburg State (16)
Week 1: Mercy (14), Frostburg State (16)
Week 2: Mercy (13), Frostburg State (16)
Week 3: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (17)
Week 4: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (17)
Next Rankings: Monday, Mar. 11
USA LACROSSE MAGAZINE TOP 20 MEDIA POLL
Preseason: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (16)
Week 1: Mercy (8), Frostburg State (16), Molloy (RV)
Week 2: Mercy (5), Frostburg State (17), Molloy (RV)
Week 3: Mercy (4), Frostburg State (14)
Week 4: Mercy (9), Frostburg State (17)
Next Rankings: Monday, Mar. 11
NCAA NORTH REGION POLL
ECC PRESEASON POLL