LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Senior midfielder Jack Kreitler and sophomore goaltender Chase Murphy of Colorado College have been named SCAC Men's Lacrosse Players-of-the-Week after their brilliant effort last weekend.
SCAC OFFENSIVE
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of March 17th – March 23rd
JACK KREITLER
OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a senior midfielder from
Fairfield, Conn., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Lacrosse
Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March
17th through Sunday, March 23rd.
Kreitler struck for six goals and added a pair of assists
to lead Colorado College to a 3-0 record at home last
week.
Kreitler began the week with two goals and two
assists during Wednesday’s 11-5 victory over Babson
College.
Two days later, he scored once during a critical 8-7 victory
against Otterbein University. Kreitler completed
the week by scoring three times in the first period to lead the
Tigers to a 14-5 victory over Southwestern in a non-conference
game.
He reached the 100-point mark on his second tally with 6:22
remaining in the first quarter. Kreitler, who has
five multiple-goal games this season, leads the Tigers with 15
goals and 23 points, and is tied for first with eight
assists.
SCAC DEFENSIVE
PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Games of March 17th – March 23rd
CHASE MURPHY
OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a sophomore goaltender from
Cohasset, Mass., has been selected the SCAC Men’s Lacrosse
Defensive Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, March
17th through Sunday, March 23rd.
Murphy stopped 31 of 44 shots on goal while
Colorado College to a 3-0 record at home last week.
Murphy made a season-high 16 saves to help the
Tigers cruise to an 11-5 victory over Babson College on
Wednesday. Murphy, who recorded double-digit saves for the
fourth time this season and the 11th time in his career, steered
aside six shots during the fourth quarter when CC was flagged for
four one-minute penalties and played two men down for 67
seconds.
After surrendering three first-period goals against Otterbein
University, Murphy steered aside nine of the next
13 shots on goal to help Colorado College record an 8-7 victory
against one of the teams it is competing against for a ‘Pool
B’ selection to the NCAA Tournament.
Murphy finished his week by allowing just one
goal on seven shots during 25:09 in net against Southwestern.
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