The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its fifth 2019 Division I Warrior and New Balance Team of the Week accolades on Tuesday, March 12. Ten players earned recognition from the organization as they each posted exceptional performances in their programs games this past week.
The list of honorees are as follows:
Grant Ament,
Penn State (Jr., A, Doylestown, Pa.)
Had a 19-point weekend, with a program-record nine assists against Cornell and then two goals and seven assists against Jacksonville as the Nittany Lions won twice; already broke the school single-season record for assists with 45.
Jared Bernhardt,
Maryland (Jr., A, Longwood, Fla.)
Had three goals and five assists in a 14-9 win over Albany; the five assists and eight points were career highs.
Jake Carraway,
Georgetown (Jr., A, Annapolis, Md.)
Had a 16-point week, with two five goals and two assist in a win over Furman and then four goals and five assists in a win over Fairfield; didn’t play in the fourth quarter of either game.
Max Edelmann,
Rutgers (Sr., G, Middletown, Md.)
Made 18 saves, including one in the final seconds, while allowing eight goals in a 9-8 win over Princeton; held the Tigers to more than half of their previous season average of 16.3.
Brett Kennedy,
Syracuse (So., D/LSM, Ridgewood, N.J.)
Had two caused turnovers and four ground balls, as well as a goal in transition, in a 14-10 win over Johns Hopkins; part of a defense that held the Blue Jays to two goals after halftime.
Michael Kraus,
Virginia (Jr., A, New Canaan, Conn.)
Had four goals, three assists and two caused turnovers in a 14-13 overtime win against Brown; had the game-tying and then OT goals as UVa finished the game on a 6-1 run.
Clarke Petterson,
Cornell (Sr., A, Toronto, Ont.)
Had 10 goals in two games, including eight in a win over previously unbeaten and top-ranked Towson; became the 10
th Big Red player, and first in 13 years, to have an eight-goal game.
Brandon Ruditz,
Cleveland State (Jr., D, Boca Raton, Fla.)
Had three caused turnovers and four ground balls in a 7-5 win over Marquette; set program record for fewest goals allowed to a Division I opponent and held Marquette to its lowest goal total of the season.
Max Tuttle,
Sacred Heart (Sr., M, Castle Rock, Colo.)
Had 10 goals in two games, both SHU wins; had five goals, including the game-winner in overtime, in a 12-11 win over Stony Brook and then five more, and an assist, in a 16-12 win over Hartford.
Cade Van Raaphorst, Duke (Sr., D, Phoenix, Ariz.)
Held Pat Spencer, the nation’s leading scorer, to just a goal and two assists in a 12-7 win over Loyola; led a defense that held Loyola to five goals fewer than its season average.
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