CAA Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards – Feb. 26
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 26, 2024) – The CAA has announced its men’s lacrosse weekly awards for the week of Feb. 19 through Feb. 26. Fairfield graduate attackman Bryce Ford earned CAA Offensive Player of the Week honors and Towson junior goalkeeper Luke Downs was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week. In addition, Drexel redshirt freshman midfielder Gavin Kelly received CAA Rookie of the Week accolades.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Bryce Ford, Fairfield
Graduate | Attack | South Salem, N.Y. / John Jay
Ford tallied 11 points on 10 goals – scoring five in each game – and one assist, leading Fairfield to a 1-1 week. On Wednesday, the graduate attackman accounted for five of Fairfield’s nine goals, including two unassisted, despite a setback to Sacred Heart. On Saturday, Ford led the Stags to their first win this spring, registering six points on five goals and one assist in a 14-9 victory over Wagner.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Luke Downs, Towson
Junior | Goalkeeper | Sykesville, Md. / Calvert Hall
Downs anchored Towson’s third straight defensive effort, allowing fewer than eight goals as the Tigers defeated Saint Joseph’s 15-7 on Saturday. The junior tallied a career-high 13 saves and posted a .650 save percentage, adding five ground balls against their second straight opponent receiving votes in the national polls. Downs had double-digit saves in back-to-back games and three times this season.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Gavin Kelly, Drexel
R-Freshman | Midfield | Huntingtown, Md. / St. John’s College
Kelly contributed six points on two goals and four assists off the bench for Drexel in a 1-1 week. On Saturday, Kelly recorded a team-high five points on two goals and three helpers in Drexel’s 13-12 overtime victory over UAlbany. It marks season highs in both categories for the redshirt freshman and his first career multi-point effort. Kelly also registered one assist earlier in the week against Lafayette.
2024 CAA MEN’S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 5: Rory Jones, Hofstra
Feb. 12: Mike Robinson, Delaware
Feb. 19: Nick DeMaio, Towson
Feb. 26: Bryce Ford, Fairfield
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 5: Jamison MacLachlan, Stony Brook
Feb. 12: Tommy Heller, Monmouth
Feb. 19: Luke Downs, Towson
Feb. 26: Luke Downs, Towson
Rookie of the Week
Feb. 5: Justin Bonacci, Stony Brook
Feb. 12: Justin Bonacci, Stony Brook
Feb. 19: John McCurry, Delaware
Feb. 26: Gavin Kelly, Drexel
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