Monmouth's Wasserman, Manhattan's Bressingham, & Quinnipiac's Tomsik Take Home Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Offensive Player of the Week
Bryce Wasserman, Monmouth
Sr., Attack, Southlake, TX/Grapevine Faith
Bryce Wasserman scored six goals and added an assist in Monmouth’s two games this past week, including a five-goal, one assist effort in the Hawks’ MAAC opener against Manhattan. The Hawks defeated the Jaspers 12-8 after Wasserman scored four times in the second half to break a 6-6 halftime tie. He extended his program-best points streak to 23 games and has scored a goal in nine consecutive games. Wasserman’s five-goal performance were the most goals for a Monmouth player since he scored five against Canisius on April 21, 2017 and his six points were the most since he had six against Siena on March 25, 2017. The senior now has a team-leading 15 goals this season and 80 for his career, 10 career hat tricks and nine game-winning goals.
Defensive Player of the Week
Joseph Bressingham, Manhattan
Jr., Midfield, Glen Cove, NY/Locust Valley
Joseph Bressingham notched a career-high 11 ground balls while going 17-for-24 on face-offs against Monmouth. Seven of Manhattan's eight goals also came directly following a faceoff victory by Bressingham. On the year, is second in the MAAC with 4.8 ground balls per game.
Rookie of the Week
Jake Tomsik, Quinnipiac
Fr., Attack, Medway, MA/Medway
Jake Tomsik had a goal and three assists, tying for the team high in assists, to help give the Bobcats a 12-11 win over Siena on Saturday in its MAAC opener. Tomsik had all three of his assists in the first quarter, all three of which tied the score after Siena had gone in front, and then his goal in the fourth quarter gave the Bobcats an 11-10 lead, putting them back in front after Siena's 6-0 run had given the Saints a 10-9 lead after three quarters.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.