Neufeld, Defranco, and Adams Earn Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
BRYAN
NEUFELD, SIENA
A,
Jr., 5-10, 180, Virgil, Ontario/Niagara District
Neufeld finished with six
points on four goals and two assists and added a career-high five groundballs
as the Saints defeated Air Force 11-6 Sunday at the Carrier Dome. Neufeld
scored all four of his goals and recorded five of his six points during the second
half. With the game tied 5-5 late in the third period, Neufeld scored the
go-ahead goal which ignited a streak of six unanswered goals by the Saints to
put the game away. Neufeld accounted for three of the goals during that time
and assisted on another. Against #5 Duke, Neufeld registered an assist and a
ground ball.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
KEVIN
DEFRANCO, MARIST
LS-M,
Jr., 6-1, 191, Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River
Defranco led the Red Foxes'
defensive charge in their upset attempt of #17 Delaware on Saturday February 19.
He led the Red Foxes with five caused turnovers and also collected three ground
balls in the Saturday matchup.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
SHAYNE
ADAMS, DETROIT
A,
Fr., 5-9, 165, St. Catharines, Ontario/Denis Morris
Adams scored six goals in
Detroit's first four games of the 2011 season, including a hat-trick in the
season opener against #17 Delaware. He added two goals against Bellarmine and
one against #4 Maryland. Adams also picked up four ground balls and caused one
turnover.