The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its 2026 Division III Men's Lacrosse Team of the Week accolades on March 30. 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:
-Mason Bellinger, Goalie, Sr., Paramus, N.J. (Christopher Newport). 20 saves, 90.9 save percentage, 2.48 goals against average. Bellinger tied his career-high with 20 saves while surrendering just two goals in 48 minutes of action for #4 Christopher Newport against Stockton on Saturday. His 20 saves also equaled the third-highest total in program history.
- Domenic Cuda, Defense, So., Latrobe, Pa. (Wooster). 16 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers. Cuda averaged eight groundballs and five caused turnovers for the Fighting Scots. Cuda surpassed 100 caused turnovers for his career in Saturday's 13-3 win over DePauw University, picking up 11 grounders while causing four turnovers. He added five GBs and six CTs earlier in the week versus Elmhurst.
- Tynan Murray, Defense, Fy., Tappan, N.Y. (Stevens). 5 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers. Murray matched a season-high with five ground balls and set a new season-best with three caused turnovers as #12 Stevens routed Eastern 22-4 on Saturday.
- Chris Catuosco, Faceoff Specialist, Sr., Commack, N.Y. (Western New England). 81.0 percent faceoff percentage (30 of 37), 26 ground balls, 1 caused turnover. Catuosco played a big part in two Western New England wins last week, winning 30-of-27 faceoffs with 26 ground balls. He went 12- for-15 with eight ground balls in an 11-4 win at Wentworth, and followed that up by picking up the GB on all 18 faceoff wins while losing just two true faceoffs (to go with two violations) in a 10-8 win over University of New England.
- Brodie Kent, Long-Stick Midfielder, Sr., Coquitlam, B.C. (Randolph-Macon). 6 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers. Kent made major contributions in Randolph-Macon’s 10-8 win over #17 Washington and Lee. He shut out the Generals' leading scorer and helped forced him to have five turnovers, while scooping up six ground balls and causing two turnovers himself.
- Owen Hammel, Midfield, Jr., Dillsburg, Pa. (Messiah). 3 goals, 3 assists, 1 ground ball. Hammel led Messiah with three goals and three assists in its 16-5 win over Arcadia, scoring the three goals on three shots for a perfect shooting percentage.
- Cole Cloney, Attack, Sr., Medfield, Mass. (Emmanuel). 9 goals, 5 assists, 7 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers. Cloney had an impressive week against two league opponents, finishing with nine goals and five assists in two games. He led all scorers with nine points (six goals, three assists) in a 12-6 win over New England College, then had three goals and two helpers in an abbreviated appearance against Colby Sawyer.
- Cole Heffler, Attack, Sr., Eldersburg, Md. (Cairn). 11 goals, 3 assists, 14 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers. Heffler helped lead Cairn to its first two wins of the season with 11 goals and three assists as well as 14 ground balls in two outings. He scored six times in a 13-11 victory over Purchase, then went for five goals, three assists, 10 ground balls and two caused turnovers to help defeat La Roche.
- Ethan Miles, Attack, Jr., Matthews, N.C. (Pfeiffer). 9 goals, 5 assists, 5 ground balls. Miles had nine goals and five assists in a 2-0 week for Pfeiffer. He started the week with three goals and an assist in a win over Methodist, followed by a six-goal, five-assist effort in a victory over Piedmont.
- Jack Minetti, Attack, Fy., Hillsborough, N.J. (Moravian). 10 goals, 3 assists, 3 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers. Minetti led Moravian with 10 goals and three assists to go with three ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers in a 2-0 conference week for Moravian. He had four goals including the game-winner and two ground balls in a 9-6 victory over Drew, and he added six goals and three assists in an 18-5 win at Juniata.