CAA Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards – March 6
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2023) – The CAA has announced its fourth men’s lacrosse weekly awards for the 2023 season. Drexel junior attackman Sean Donnelly was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week, and Monmouth junior goalkeeper Andrew Kuhlman earned CAA Defensive Player of the Week honors. Ty Caffarelli also collected accolades for the Hawks as the attackman received CAA Rookie of the Week recognition.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sean Donnelly, Drexel
Junior | Attack | Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy
Donnelly scored a career-high seven goals, leading Drexel to a 12-11 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. The junior attackman tallied the first three goals for the Dragons, recording a first-quarter hat trick, and added a fourth in the first half. He found to back of the net three more times in the third quarter to complete his career day. The seven goals are the most scored by a CAA player in a game this season.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Andrew Kuhlman, Monmouth
Junior | Goalkeeper | Austin, Texas / Regents School
Kuhlman posted a 5.45 goals-against average, recording 24 saves and a .686 save percentage in a 2-0 week for Monmouth. On Tuesday, the junior goalkeeper tallied 12 saves and recorded a .750 save percentage with three ground balls, and one caused turnover in a 9-4 win over Wagner. The four goals allowed are the fewest by a CAA team this season. He followed the performance with 12 saves and five ground balls, posting a .632 save percentage in an 8-7 overtime win over Mount St. Mary’s. Kuhlman has double-digit saves in three games this season and leads the CAA with a 9.57 goals-against average.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ty Caffarelli, Monmouth
Freshman | Attack | Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar
Caffarelli recorded back-to-back multi-goal efforts, scoring six goals for Monmouth in a 2-0 week. The freshman led Monmouth with a career-best four goals in a 9-4 win over Wagner before adding two goals in the Hawks’ 8-7 overtime victory over Mount St. Mary’s. Caffarelli has scored in his first five career games, including multiple scores in the past four contests.
2023 CAA MEN’S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 13: Tye Kurtz, Delaware
Feb. 20: JP Ward, Delaware
Feb. 27: Dylan Pallonetti, Stony Brook
Mar. 6: Sean Donnelly, Drexel
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 13: Jamison MacLachlan, Stony Brook
Feb. 20: Braden Lynch, Fairfield
Feb. 27: Michael Quigg, Monmouth
Mar. 6: Andrew Kuhlman, Monmouth
Rookie of the Week
Feb. 13: Joaquin Villagomez, Towson
Feb. 20: Finn Morgan, Delaware
Feb. 27: Will Snyder, Fairfield
Mar. 6: Ty Caffarelli, Monmouth
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