The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its fourth 2019 Division II Warrior and New Balance Team of the Week accolades on Tuesday, March 4. 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:
Carter Badour, The College of Saint Rose (Sr., A, Ottawa, Canada.)
Badour registered 12 points, 10 goals, and two assists in the 1-1 week. The Saint Rose co-captain equaled his career-highs of seven points and five goals in Thursday’s win at Post. He followed that up with another five goals on Saturday at No. 7 Le Moyne.
Connor Bateman, Rockhurst (Jr., D, Apple Valley, Minn.)
Bateman led Rockhurst with five caused turnovers in 14-13 overtime loss at No. 4 Belmont-Abbey. Bateman also scooped up three ground balls in the overtime defeat.
Charlie Bertrand, Merrimack (Jr., A, Baldwinsville, N.Y.)
Bertrand hit double-digit points in a game for the first time in his career on the strength of seven goals and three assists against Lake Erie. More impressively, Bertrand attempted 16 shots in the game, putting 12 of them on net and scoring on seven of those shots (43.7%).
Colby Hamwey, Assumption (Sr., GK, West Yarmouth, Mass.)
Hamwey tied his career high with a 19-save performance
, including six saves in the fourth quarter as Assumption came back to beat No. 9 Tampa 11-10.
Charlie Kurtenbach, Saint Leo (Sr., A, Issaquah, Wash.)
Kurtenbach’s double hat trick and four assists totaled 10 points against Georgian Court. The senior attackman scored a hat-trick in the first 10 minutes of play, including two unassisted goals. In addition to his big offensive day, Kurtenbach also picked up five ground balls and caused one turnover.
Dylan Mansur, Newberry (Sr., A, Edgewater, MD.)
Mansur scored 11 goals over two games, while also dishing out three assists, to finish the week with 14 total points. Against Emmanuel, Mansur was able to find the back of the net eight times and totaled 10 points. In the game, Mansur tied the single-game SAC record for goals in a game.
Liam Osborne, Belmont Abbey (Sr., A, Bowmanville, Ontario)
Osborne scored seven goals and has 12 total points during two victories last week, including a 14-13 win over No. 19 Rockhurst. Osborne also added seven ground balls and two caused turnovers during the two-game stretch.
Nicolas Racalbuto, Adelphi (Jr., A, Merrick, N.Y.)
Racalbuto netted 10 goals in a 2-0 week for Adelphi. Scored five goals in each of Adelphi’s wins, including a five-goal effort in a win over #9 Tampa, with a perfect shot-on-goal percentage.
Travis Reid, Assumption (Sr., A, Raynham, Mass.)
Reid scored four goals and has three assists in Assumption's 11-10 upset of No. 9 Tampa. Included in Reid’s four-goal performance was the game-winning goal with just 2:36 left in regulation.
Antonio Rey, Mercy (Jr., M/FO, Liverpool, N.Y.)
Rey won a season-high 16 of his 19 faceoffs (.842 winning-percentage) during Mercy’s victory over Southern N.H.