Three Denver men’s lacrosse student-athletes earned Eastern Collegiate Athletic conference Player of the Week honors for this weekend’s play, the league office announced Monday.
Senior midfielder Cam Flint was named the Offensive Player of the Week, senior midfielder Chase Carraro earned the Specialist of the Week award and sophomore goalkeeper Ryan LaPlante nabbed the Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Between Flint, Carraro and LaPlante, the Pioneers accounted for three of four weekly honors presented by the ECAC.
Flint’s weekend performance carried him past any other contenders for his award after netting the game-winning goal just 16 seconds into overtime to lift the then-No. 3/4 Pioneers past the No. 5/6 Loyola Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, Md.
Flint finished the weekend with a career-high tying four goals and brought his season total to 24 goals and six assists for 30 points.
Carraro represented the Pioneers in the faceoff X and captured a season-high 18-of-26 faceoffs and scooped up a season-high 16 ground balls. He opened the game by winning eight straight faceoffs, helping Denver to a 5-2 score. He also won the opening overtime faceoff, and tossed the ball to Flint who took the ball down field to close the game.
After suffering an early injury, Carraro has won 63-of-108 faceoffs in six games for a .583 winning percentage and has tallied 37 ground balls.
LaPlante finished with a career-best 18 saves to help the Pioneers to a 13-12 overtime win. LaPlante’s record improved his season record to 7-1 and 96 saves.
LaPlante held Loyola to just three goals in the first half and made 8 saves for the Pioneers. After halftime, LaPlante made seven saves in the third quarter after facing 15 shots and allowed just four goals. Despite this game being only his third complete game of the season, LaPlante finished his fourth game with double digit saves.
These awards mark the first honors for all three Pioneers this season. This is Flint’s second career honor, sixth for Carraro and fourth for LaPlante. A total of six Pioneers have been honored by the ECAC this season.
