Doherty, Akapnitis, and Adams Selected as Men's Lacrosse Weekly Award Winners
MAAC Sports
MAAC Offensive Player of the Week
JACK DOHERTY, MARIST
A,
So., 6-3, 185, Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland
In the Red Foxes' eighth game
of the 2011 season on Saturday April 2 versus VMI, Doherty led the Marist
attack with six goals scored. This was his second six goal game and Doherty now
has 13 total goals in his last three games. Doherty secured his first three
goals in a matter of five minutes and seven seconds between the end of the
first quarter and beginning of the second. For the day, he scored his six goals
on nine shots taken.
MAAC Defensive Player of the Week
RICK
AKAPNITIS, MANHATTAN
G, Fr., 6-2, 260, Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge
Picking up his second consecutive
MAAC victory, Akapnitis came up big in the Jaspers 10-8 home win over
Jacksonville Saturday. The freshman goalkeeper made a game-high 16 saves and
picked up 10 ground balls while making his ninth start of the campaign.
Akapnitis also caused one turnover in 60 minutes of action in the cage.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
SHAYNE
ADAMS, DETROIT
A,
Fr., 5-9, 165, St. Catharines, Ontario/Denis Morris
Adams scored two goals and
picked up a career-high eight ground balls in the Titans' upset win at Siena.
Detroit's victory ended the Saints 20-game MAAC winning streak and the nation's
second longest home winning streak.