2017 Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week

  • Jack Hodgson, Washington and Lee, Fr., Face-off Specialist
    May 01, 2017
    Hodgson, a freshman from Richmond, Va., set the tone for the Generals in a pair of ODAC victories last week to help Washington and Lee secured the top seed in the upcoming ODAC Tournament. The Generals' face-off specialist combined to win 30-of-41 matchups from the circle for a 73.2-percent average. In a 24-7 victory over Randolph, Hodgson won 18-of-26 showdowns while picking up 10 ground balls. He also caused a turnover. It was more of the same in a 26-6 victory over Randolph-Macon as he failed to secure possession for his team just three times, winning 12-of-15 face-offs while adding eight more ground balls. For the season, Hodgson is #1 in the league in face-offs won at 212-of-321, which is good for a 66.0-percent mark. He also leads the ODAC ground balls (112).
  • Kevin Jackson, Roanoke, Sr., Attack
    April 24, 2017
    Jackson, a senior from Baltimore, Md., helped the Maroons collected a pair of conference wins including previous ODAC unbeaten Washington and Lee. Jackson notched 10 points on the week beginning with two goals and two assists in a 17-10 win at Bridgewater. He added three ground balls and a caused turnover to his line. Against Washington and Lee, Jackson scored three goals and dished out three assists. His goal with 33-seconds to play broke a 14-all tie and gave Roanoke a 15-14 victory over the Generals. He added four ground balls and a caused turnover. For the season, Jackson has racked up 49 points and 24 goals and 25 assists.
  • Evan Lombardo, Lynchburg, So., Attack
    April 17, 2017
    Lombardo, a sophomore from Franklin Park, N.J., picks up his second weekly award after leading Lynchburg to a pair of ODAC wins last week. Lombardo started off his 11-point week with five goals and a pair of assists in an 18-7 victory over Randolph. He then helped the Hornets create some space in the ODAC standings with two goals and two assists in a 16-10 over Hampden-Sydney. The triumph moved Lynchburg to 6-1 on the ODAC charts, tied with Roanoke for second and just a half-game back of 6-0 Washington and Lee. For the season, Lombardo is seventh in the ODAC with 50 points on an ODAC third-best 39 goals to go with 11 assists.
  • Logan Adams, Lynchburg, So., Attack
    April 10, 2017
    Adams, a sophomore from Grosse Point, Mich., helped the nationally 20th-ranked Hornets to a pair of ODAC wins last week by registering 11 total points. In a 24-10 win at Shenandoah, Adams scored four times and dished out an assist. He added a ground ball to his stat line. He followed that with another goal and five assists in a playmaking role, adding two caused turnovers and a ground ball to his performance in a 19-7 win at Randolph-Macon. For the season, Adams has racked up 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists.
  • Evan Lombardo, Lynchburg, So., Attack
    April 03, 2017
    Lombardo, a sophomore from Franklin Park, N.J., helped Lynchburg pick up a conference victory over nationally 18th-ranked Roanoke last week. Lombardo registered six points including a game-tying goal at 16-all in the fourth period in what turned into a 17-16 triumph for the Hornets. That was one of four goals scored by Lombardo and two in the final frame. He also chipped in a pair of assists. For the season, Lombardo is tied for the team lead with 29 points on 23 goals and six assists.
  • Ian Levin, Hampden-Sydney, Jr., Attack
    March 27, 2017
    Levin a junior from Chapel Hill, N.C., racked up 11 points in the Tigers 2-0 week that featured a conference victory over Randolph-Macon. Levin started his week with eight points on six goals and two assists in a 12-6 non-conference win over Sewanee. He capped his week with two goals and an assist in a 12-9 victory over the Yellow Jackets. For the season, Levin is third in the ODAC in points (41) and tied for first in goals scored (29) with two other players, including teammate Chandler Shaheen.
  • Hunter Brown, Hampden-Sydney, Jr., Midfielder
    March 20, 2017
    Brown, a junior from Charlottesville, Va., put up a 14-point week as Hampden-Sydney rolled to a pair of victories last week. In a 17-8 win at Southern Virginia, Brown scored three times and dished out five assists. He added a pair of ground balls to his line. He was back at it again in a second 17-8 win over H-SC, this time at Shenandoah. Brown scored twice to go with four assists and four ground balls. For the season, Brown is second in the ODAC with 37 points, eighth with 19 goals, and third with 18 assists.
  • Stephen LaTona, Shenandoah, Sr., Attack
    March 13, 2017
    LaTona, a senior from Ellicott City, Md., put together an 11-point week in helping Shenandoah to a pair of victories. He opened with six goals and an assist in a 19-11 win over non-conference Alfred University. He also picked up two ground balls and scored his six goals on six shots on goal. LaTona then posted four goals and three ground balls in an 11-6 win at Randolph, which marked the Hornets first ODAC win since the 2014 season. For the year, LaTona is third in the ODAC with 27 points thanks to a league-best 24 goals scored.
  • Peter Lindley, Roanoke, Jr., Attack
    March 06, 2017
    Lindley, a junior from Darien, Conn, picks up his second straight week after upping the ante on his own Roanoke career-high to lead the Maroons to a 14-5 win on the road at Sewanee. Lindley found the seven times against the Tigers, increasing his season-high by one tally. In three games, he has scored four, six, and seven goals. Lindley currently leads the ODAC with 17 goals scored and is tied for third with 19 points.
  • Peter Lindley, Roanoke, Jr., Attack
    February 27, 2017
    Lindley, a junior from Darien, Conn., put together a 12-point week in the Maroons two opening games of the season. In a 20-8 win over Birmingham Southern, Lindley scored four times and dished out an assist to go with two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers. He followed that with six goals scored and a assist in a 14-13 double-overtime setback to nationally 17th-ranked Denison. He picked up two more ground balls in that game. Lindley leads Roanoke with 10 goals and two assists thru their first two outings.
  • A.J. Witherell, Washington and Lee, So., Attack
    February 20, 2017
    Witherell, a sophomore from Wilmington, Del., notched a 14-point week in leading the new minted nationally 15th-ranked Generals to a pair of high-profile victories last week. Witherell opened with four goals and four assists for a career-best eight points in a 14-6 triumph over Christopher Newport. He added four ground balls and two caused turnovers to his stat line. Witherell scored four more goals to go with two assists as Washington and Lee came from behind for a 15-11 win over then 10th-ranked Denison (now 16th). He chipped in two more ground balls. For the season, Witherell leads the early ODAC charts in points (16), goals (10) and assists (6). Men's Lacrosse Honor Roll
  • Hunter Brown, Hampden-Sydney, Jr., Midfielder
    February 13, 2017
    Brown, a junior from Charlottesville, Va., opened his season with a seven-point game in the Tigers 13-9 victory over Mary Washington. Brown, who led the ODAC with 33 assists in 2016, beat the keeper four times himself while setting up three teammates on goals to account for a new career-high in points. After being personally shutout in the first period, Brown registered at least two points in each of the remaining three quarters to help give Jason Rostan his first victory as Hampden-Sydney's head coach. Brown added three ground balls to his stat line.