Offensive Player of the Week
Morgan O'Reilly, Sacred Heart
Sr., Rockville Center, NY, Long Island Lutheran
 
Senior attacker Morgan O’Reilly had 14 points in SHU's two victories this week. He tallied 10 goals and 4 assists in wins over Quinnipiac and Mount St. Mary’s. Against the Bobcats, O'Reilly scored 4 goals with 2 assists, and in the Pioneer’s win over Mount, he had 6 goals and 2 assists.
 

Defensive Player of the Week
Noble Smith, Marist
Jr., Advance, NC, Forsyth Country Day School

In a 2-0 week for the Red Foxes, junior goalie Noble Smith averaged 10.48 saves per game, made 31 saves in total, boasting a .608 save-percentage. He made 15 saves in the victory over Siena and followed that performance with 16 saves in the win over LIU.
 
Face-off Specialist of the Week
MP Thomas, Sacred Heart
Jr., Roswell, Ga., Roswell
 
Junior MP Thomas had a huge week for SHU going 15-for-24 at the face off x. 62% wins including a career performance in the Pioneer’s victory over Quinnipiac. He won a career high 13 face offs while collecting 5 ground balls. Olmstead went 2-for-4 with 1 ground ball in SHU's victory over Mount St. Mary’s.
 
Rookie of the Week
Caden Olmstead, Siena
So., Binghamton, NY, Chenango Forks
 
Caden Olmstead tallied six goals including the winning goal with 2.6 seconds remaining in the Saints' remarkable come-from-behind victory in which the team scored four goals within 44 seconds to defeat Manhattan 11-10 and in a 14-13 defeat at Marist.  He also added an assist.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship will take place between April 27 and May 4, 2024. The six-team, single-elimination tournament will open on Saturday, April 27 with the opening round hosted by the higher seed of each matchup. The semifinals and championship final will be hosted by the highest MAAC full member school in the field and will be played on Thursday, May 2 and Saturday, May 4. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship, please visit maacsports.com/mlax.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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