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Men's Lacrosse Weekly Report - April 23

Offensive Player of the Week 

Andrew Giovinco, Farmingdale State                                                                                            
Senior, Attack; Syosset, N.Y./Syosset

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Giovinco (above) scored 12 points (11g, a) across the Rams' two Skyline victories, and netted the game-winning goal in each contest ... Versus Mount Saint Mary, he tied a season-high with five goals ... 48 hours later at Mount Saint Vincent, he set a career-high with six goals along with one assist ... Giovinco's 19 goals and 3.80 goals per game average in Skyline play top the conference, while his overall numbers of 38 goals and 2.53 points per game rank first and second, respectively.

Defensive Player of the Week

Joseph Bruno, Maritime 
Grad Student, FO; East Islip, N.Y./St. Anthony’s 

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Bruno (above) went perfect on faceoffs for the first time in his career against Purchase ... He finished 18 of 18 and also gathered three ground balls ... Bruno was credited with the game-winning goal in the 27-2 triumph after securing the faceoff, then going down and scoring nine seconds after the Privateers' previous tally ... He had a hat trick, including the GW, and gathered seven ground balls at St. Joseph's-Long Island ... He won 17-of-18 faceoffs against the Golden Eagles and had a faceoff percentage of .972 (35-of-36) in the two contests.

Rookie of the Week

Nicholas Uzakewicz, Maritime
Freshman, Attack; Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge

Uzakewicz (below) had a combined 16 points in Maritime's victories over St. Joseph's-Long Island and Purchase ... He set a career-high with nine points on three goals and six assists in the win at St. Joseph's-Long Island ... Also caused four turnovers in the game ... Uzakewicz tied the single-game program record by handing out seven assists against Purchase and finished with three goals and 13 assists in the two games on the week ... He currently ranks 18th in Division III with 2.85 assists per game.

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Honor Roll

Maritime senior attack Connor Tomich became just the second player in program history to reach the 200-point milestone in the Privateers' 28-9 victory at St. Joseph's-Long Island; he finished the game with seven points, scoring four times while also handing out three assists and added two goals and an assist in the 27-2 home triumph against Purchase … Manhattanville grad student FO Nick Padovani won 20 faceoffs, collected 12 ground balls and scored four points; he won five of his 10 draws at USMMA, collecting two ground balls and had his best game of the season against St. Joseph's Long Island, winning 15 of 17 faceoffs with a season-high 10 ground balls while earning his first points of the year, scoring twice and dishing out a pair of assists.

Previous Weekly Winners 

Offensive Player of the Week

February 25 - Owen Behr, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
March 4 - Kamryn Gill, Farmingdale State
March 11 - Jack Collins, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy    
March 19 - Owen Behr, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy  
March 25 - Zach Collins, Purchase
April 1 - Thomas Stock, Farmingdale State
April 8 - Larry Frank, Mount Saint Mary 
April 15 - Ryan Hannaford, Maritime         

Defensive Player of the Week

February 25 - Brandon Mestres, Mount Saint Vincent 
March 4 - Dan Erler, Farmingdale State   
March 11 - Dan Erler, Farmingdale State  
March 19 - Soleil Gaines, Purchase
March 25 - Dan Erler, Farmingdale State  
April 1 - Dan Erler, Farmingdale State
April 8 - Kenny Leen, Mount Saint Mary 
April 15 - Dan Erler, Farmingdale State  

Rookie of the Week

February 25 - Elvis Prempeh, Mount Saint Vincent
March 4 - Landon Locke, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy   
March 11 - Nicholas Uzakewicz, Maritime
March 19 - Ryan Hannaford, Maritime 
March 25 - Logan Reese, Farmingdale State
April 1 - Anthony Herrera, St. Joseph's-Long Island 
April 8 - Nicholas Uzakewicz, Maritime   
April 15 - Nicholas Uzakewicz, Maritime