CAA Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards – Feb. 20
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 20, 2023) – The CAA has announced its second men’s lacrosse weekly awards for the 2023 season. Delaware had a pair of attackmen earn honors as junior JP Ward was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week, and freshman Finn Morgan was selected as CAA Rookie of the Week. Fairfield junior defender Braden Lynch received CAA Defensive Player of the Week accolades.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JP Ward, Delaware
Junior | Attack | Owings Mills, Md. / McDonogh School
Ward tallied 15 points on six goals and nine assists, leading Delaware to a 2-0 week. On Wednesday, Ward matched a career-high with eight points, leading the Blue Hens with four goals and four assists in a 15-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s. The point total marks the most by a CAA player in a game this season. On Saturday, the junior attackman followed the performance with seven points, dishing out a career-high five assists and registering two goals as Delaware improved to 3-0 with a 16-9 win over St. John’s. The five assists are a single-game league-high this spring.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Braden Lynch, Fairfield
Junior | Defense | Baldwinsville, N.Y. / Baldwinsville
At close defense, Lynch anchored a Fairfield unit that allowed just seven goals – its fewest since 2019 – in the Stags’ first win this season over Wagner. The junior defender recorded one caused turnover and tallied two ground balls in the effort. In addition, Lynch scored a goal for his first career point.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Finn Morgan, Delaware
Freshman | Attack | Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial
Morgan recorded four points in a 2-0 week for the Blue Hens, including his first career hat trick. On Saturday, the freshman attacker tallied three goals for his first hat trick in his initial collegiate start, helping Delaware to a 16-9 win over St. John’s. Morgan tied the game at one with his first career goal before adding back-to-back goals in the third quarter. In his collegiate debut, Morgan registered his first career assist as the Blue Hens took down Mount St. Mary’s 15-6 on Wednesday.
2023 CAA MEN’S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 13: Tye Kurtz, Delaware
Feb. 20: JP Ward, Delaware
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 13: Jamison MacLachlan, Stony Brook
Feb. 20: Braden Lynch, Fairfield
Rookie of the Week
Feb. 13: Joaquin Villagomez, Towson
Feb. 20: Finn Morgan, Delaware
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