Robertson, Brust & Rago Earn Weekly Men's Lacrosse Awards
MAAC Sports
Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Robertson, Siena
So., A, 6-1, Dundas, Ontario/Highland Secondary/The Hill Academy
Robertson erupted for a career-high eight points to lead Siena to a pivotal conference road win at Manhattan Saturday. The sophomore attackman scored five goals and added three assists to a fuel a Siena offense which recorded its highest scoring output in three seasons. Robertson scored three of his goals during the second half including a pair of key fourth quarter tallies to help Siena move into a tie for the fourth and final MAAC Tournament seed heading into the final week of action.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jack Brust, Quinnipiac
Jr., GK, 6-0, Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall
Brust added another dominant second-half performance to lead Quinnipiac to an 8-5 road win over Monmouth, which clinched the MAAC regular season title for the Bobcats. Brust allowed only two goals after halftime, while making six of his eight saves after the break. His save total included a huge stop from point blank range with just under a minute to play to keep the Bobcats in front 7-5 and avoid giving the Hawks a chance to tie. Brust has allowed only 23 goals in the second half of Quinnipiac’s eight wins (less than 3 per game) while making 55 saves (a .705 percentage).
Rookie of the Week
Thomas Rago, Marist
Fr., Attack, 6-1, Randolph, NJ/Morristown-Beard
Rago picked up his first career hat trick Saturday as Marist scored a season-high 14 goals in a victory at NJIT. Two of Rago’s goals came within roughly three minutes of each other and helped the Red Foxes begin the final quarter with a seven-goal lead. Making his fourth career start at attack against the Highlanders, Rago fired five shots, all of which came on goal.