Rice, Callahan, and DeLuca Earn Final 2011 Men's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
CONNOR
RICE, MARIST
A,
So., 5-7, 160, Penfield, N.Y./Penfield
In the Red Foxes' two games
this week at Holy Cross and versus Detroit, Rice led the offense with 13 points
on six goals and seven assists. On Tuesday at Holy Cross, he tied a Red Fox
season-high with seven points as Marist won their sixth consecutive game, a new
D1 record for the program. On Saturday, with a MAAC Tournament berth on the
line, he came up big again as he scored three and assisted on three others to
lead Marist to a 14-13 victory. He also collected five ground balls for the
week.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
SEAN
CALLAHAN, CANISIUS
GK, Jr., 5-11, 229, Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park
Callahan anchored the Canisius
defense to victory on Saturday, leading the Griffs to victory in a defensive
battle against Manhattan, 5-4. The junior recorded nine saves, while yielding
just four goals for a .692 save percentage. It marked the fewest goals allowed
by the Griffs since a 9-3 victory against Mount St. Mary's in 2009.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
PETER
DELUCA, JACKSONVILLE
GK,
Fr., 6-1, 185, Millersville, PA/Penn Manor
DeLuca tied a career-high with
20 saves to give the Dolphins a chance to come back against the defending
national-champion Blue Devils on Saturday. DeLuca posted 13 saves alone in the
first half and held Duke to a 0-for-3 showing in man-up situations, allowing
just 10 goals despite facing 46 shots.