Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Lacrosse Athletes of the Week: March 16, 2026 3/16/2026 2:01:27 PM Offensive Player of the Week Connor Vittands (Gloucester, Mass.) - Junior - Attack - Salem State Vittands helped Salem State go 2-0 last week by scoring eight goals with four assists for 12 total points. He tallied a season-high five goals with one helper in the 26-6 win at MCLA before he tied his season-high of three assists while also scoring three goals in a 19-8 win versus Mt. St. Vincent. He also totaled five ground balls last week, including three in the win against the Dolphins. Defensive Player of the Week Jacob Shook (Wallingford, Conn.) - Senior - Defense - Eastern Connecticut In a 6-5 home win over Roger Williams Saturday, which was the only contest of the week for the Warriors, Shook collected four of the team's 17 caused turnovers and grabbed four ground balls. Goalkeeper of the Week Ethan Schena (Methuen, Mass.) - Graduate Student - Plymouth State Schena posted a 4.33 goals against average and .705 save percentage with eight ground balls to help the Panthers to a 3-0 week. He made nine saves and allowed just three goals in a 9-3 win at Clark on Tuesday, then posted 10 saves in a 9-5 win over UNE on Thursday. He closed the week with 12 stops in PSU’s 7-5 comeback win at Curry on Saturday. Rookie of the Week Colby Walden (Londonderry, N.H.) - Freshman - Attack - Plymouth State Walden posted 12 points on two goals and 10 assists in a 3-0 week for the Panthers. Walden picked up three assists in a 9-3 win at Clark on Tuesday, then posted two goals and three assists in PSU’s 9-5 win over UNE in Thursday’s home opener. He capped the week with four assists in the Panthers’ 7-5 comeback win at Curry on Saturday.