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NEC Player of the Week: Max Tuttle, SHU
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Dylan Furnback, MSM
NEC Rookie of the Week: Luke Caracciolo, BRY
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NEC MEN’S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Max Tuttle, Sacred Heart
Sr., M, Castle Rock, CO/Castle View
Tuttle registered five goals apiece in Sacred Heart's wins over Stony Brook and Hartford last week. The senior totaled 11 points in two games and delivered a highlight reel game-winning goal in overtime against Stony Brook on Tuesday. Against the Seawolves, Tuttle wasted little time getting going with a hat trick in the first 21 minutes of action. He then cashed in for his fourth of the day in the third quarter, as the Pioneers rattled off three unanswered to tie the score at nine. With the first overtime period winding down, the defending NEC Player of the Year snuck around his man after dodging down the alley and leaped through the crease with a back handed flip shot to seal the 12-11 OT win. The Castle Rock, CO native racked up five more goals and an assist in the Pios' 16-12 triumph over the Hawks on Saturday. With SHU down two in the third, he scored two straight to tie up the score at 10 as the Pioneers would eventually go on to tally six of the game's next eight goals for the victory. Tuttle joins Joe Saggese as back-to-back NEC POW winners and both players pace the conference this season with 21 goals.
NEC MEN’S LACROSSE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dylan Furnback, MSM
So., G, Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial
Furnback became a back-to-back NEC Defensive Player of the Week honoree following a pair of wins in goal, including a 14-save performance against No. 14 ranked Richmond last Tuesday. The sophomore made a crucial save in the overtime period that led to a Chris DiPretoro sudden-death goal as the Mount defeated the Spiders, 12-11, on Tuesday for the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2013. The Jackson, NJ product also stopped nine shots and led the Mount to a .944 clip in clearing the ball from defense to offense, as his team prevailed in a come-from-behind 9-8 victory over Mercer on Friday. He finished with a .548 save percentage for the week, and has been 50 percent or better in five of the seven games this season for the Mount.
NEC MEN’S LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Luke Caracciolo, Bryant
Fr. G, Centreville, VA/Paul VI
Caracciolo garnered his second NEC Rookie honor of the season after stopping 15 shots in Bryant's 9-8 loss to Stony Brook on Saturday. Caracciolo, who hails from Centreville, VA, made seven saves in the fourth quarter and held the Seawolves scoreless for a 10-minute stretch in the final frame to nearly lift his team to victory. He finished the day with a healthy .625 save percentage, and led the Bulldogs to 17-of-20 on the clear. Caracciolo leads the NEC with a .592 save percentage this season.
AROUND THE NEC
As the weather is finally beginning to turn, conference action will be kicked into high gear this weekend with a full slate. Two NEC tournament teams from last year faceoff with Sacred Heart and Robert Morris doing battle at 12 p.m. Bryant and Mount St. Mary’s get their conference schedule underway also at 12, while Hobart will host Wagner at 3 p.m.
Sacred Heart and Mount St. Mary’s are both enjoying a three-game winning streak after a pair of two win weeks. The Mount will face their fourth ranked opponent this year, matching up with No. 17 ranked Johns Hopkins on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Hobart currently possesses the NEC's best record at 4-1 behind a prolific scoring attack, leading the nation with 18.40 goals per game.
A total of five Northeast Conference players were selected in the 2019 Major League Lacrosse League over the weekend. Sacred Heart featured the most draftees in the conference with three.
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
Chris DiPretoro, MSM, A, Sr.
- Registered four goals and two assists including the overtime winner to help the Mount knock off No. 14 Richmond
- Finished with a total of nine points as the Mount also picked up a win over Mercer
Luke Frankeny, MSM, M, So.
- Joined DiPretoro as two Mount players to record four goals and two assists in the win over the Spiders
- Totaled eight points in two Mount wins last week
Bryan McIntosh, MSM, So., D
- Caused four Richmond turnovers and scooped up a total of eight ground balls in Mount's pair of wins
Ryan Archer, HOB, A, So.
- Recorded three goals and two assists in 17-11 win over Vermont
Eric Holden, HOB, A, Jr.
- Registered a hat-trick and two assists to help the Statesmen past Vermont
Landon Kramer, SHU, Sr., D
- Finished the week with six caused turnovers and three ground balls as the Pioneers defeated Stony Brook and Hartford