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2026 USILA Men's Lacrosse Team of the Week – Division II – Week of March 16

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The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its 2026 Division II Men's Lacrosse Team of the Week accolades on March 16. 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:

- Jake Ballerini, Chestnut Hill College (Jr., Bethlehem, Pa.) *Ballerini had 16 total pts this week. He recorded two goals and three assists in the win vs Holy Family. He then followed that up with an 11-point (four goals and seven assists) performance in the win vs Dominican.

- Aaron Cho, Tampa (Sr., Albertson, N.Y.) *Aaron Cho tallied nine points over two games this past weekend (four goals and five assists). In the Spartans’ first win over visiting Montevallo, Cho had a game-high six points, recording three goals and three assists in an 18-7 win. He put four of five shots on goal and had a groundball. In the next game, Cho had a goal and two assists in the 12-6 victory over No. 10 Colorado Mesa. He put four of eight shots on frame.

- Will Danowski, Pace University (Sr., Bay Shore, N.Y.) *Danowski led the Setters’ offense across two victories, totaling nine points on seven goals and two assists. The senior opened the week with a five-point performance in Pace’s 20–10 win over St. Thomas Aquinas, recording four goals and one assist on 10 shots while adding two ground balls and a caused turnover. He followed with four more points in the Setters’ 11–10 win over Assumption, scoring three goals with one assist while collecting three ground balls.

- Andrew Rogers, Northwood University (So., Lowell, Mich.) *Rogers had seven total points (two goals and five assists) and a game-winning goal against Rockhurst in overtime.

- Graham Sholett, D’Youville University (Fr., Vestal, N.Y.) *As a do-it-all two-way midfielder, Sholett had a six-point day (four goals, two assists) against American International College in a 17-9 win and followed it up with seven points (six goals and one assist) in a 19-3 win over University of the District of Columbia.

- Shea Raeburn, Maryville University (Sr., White Bear Lake, Minn.) *Won 14-of-19 faceoffs to key a victory over No. 15 Saint Leo. Successful on the first seven draws of the game to run his consecutive faceoff winning streak to 21. Picked up a game-high seven ground balls.

- Malik Alzubi, Georgian Court University (So., Parsippany, N.J.) *Alzubi caused a team-high six turnovers on the week, including four in a 13-10 win over the University of Bridgeport. He finished the week with six ground balls as well, three in each game played.

- Brian Brennan, Pace University (Sr., Oceanside, N.Y.) *Brennan played a key role on the defensive end for the Setters in two victories during the week. The senior recorded three caused turnovers and three ground balls in the Setters’ 20–10 win over St. Thomas Aquinas while also generating two shots. He followed with another ground ball in Pace’s narrow 11–10 victory over Assumption.

- Steve Ulriches, Florida Tech (Sr., Richmond, Va.) *In the win against RV Flagler, Ulrichs was locked down on defense, causing four turnovers and picking up three ground balls. With seconds left, he deflected a Flagler pass to help Tech to a onepoint win.

- Shaden Shields, Colorado Mesa (Jr., Naples, Fla.) *Shields made a season-high 15 saves against No. 4 Tampa after recording 11 in Saturday's win over Palm Beach Atlantic
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