Hill dominated at the faceoff X to help lead the Sharks to their sixth straight win, a 15-12 triumph at Mercyhurst on Saturday. Going a remarkable 20-for-24 in the circle, the junior's .833 win percentage was a career-best mark that ranks 16th nationally on the NCAA single-game list this season. He also collected a career-high 15 ground balls, tied for the third-most in the country, and chipped in with a goal to cap off his standout performance.
 

Backstopping Cleveland State's 14-8 win over Wagner, Dalum posted 10 saves for a .556 save percentage in the Vikings' conference opener. The Delano, MN native averages 11.38 saves per game, the fourth-most in the conference.

McDonald scored a career-high three goals to ignite the Cleveland State attack as the Vikings earned their first-ever NEC win on Saturday with a 14-8 road victory over Wagner. He now has four goals on the season.

Creed McDonald, CSU (A, Fr.) 
NEC Rookie of the Week

Justin Dalum, CSU (GK, Jr.)
NEC Defensive Player of the Week

Xander Johnson, CSU (A, So.)
Johnson's five point game would prove critical in CSU's first win in conference play. Scoring once in the first quarter, the sophomore assisted and scored on back-to-back goals in the third quarter, adding one more assist with 2:23 left in the third. Putting the nail in the coffin, he netted the Vikings' first goal in the fourth quarter to go up 11-8, ultimately leading to a 14-8 win over the Seahawks.

Maui Wilhelm, LEM (D, Sr.)
In Le Moyne's 10-9 win over VMI on Saturday, Wilhelm had one ground ball and one caused turnover as the Dolphins held the nation's top scoring team to 8 goals under their scoring average. The Dolphins allowed only three goals in the second half, two in the third quarter and one in the fourth against the Keydets. He led a defensive performance which shut down the nation's third-highest scorer and held the fifth-highest to just one goal in a 1-1 week.

Thomas Berry, LEM (A, So.)
Berry's season-high four-point performance led the Dolphins to its first D1 conference win. With all of his goal contributions coming in the second quarter (2 goals, 2 assists), the sophomore also collected one ground ball in Le Moyne's 10-9 road win against VMI.

Cameron Connolly, LIU (A, Jr.)
Recording hat tricks in back-to-back games, Connolly's final goal with 3:23 to play sealed the Sharks' win during the opening weekend of conference play. 

Owen Stefanko, LIU (M, Gr.)
Adding to the Sharks' attacking display, Stefanko was one of three players to record a hat trick in the 15-12 win against Mercyhurst.

Shaun Hill, LIU (FOS, Jr.)
NEC Player of the Week

Ethan Landymore, MU (A, Gr.)
Landymore found the back of the cage four time as the Lakers dropped a 15-12 decision to LIU.

Bo Columbus, RMU (FOS, Gr.)
Columbus won 26-of-43 faceoffs across the Colonials' two matches last week. Against #3/#4 Penn State, the graduate student held his own in the circle, going 13-for-24 (.542). He continued his success at the X, winning 13 of 19 (.684) in RMU's conference-opening win over Detroit Mercy. He also collected three ground balls against Penn State, followed by seven against UDM.

Calum Brennan, RMU (A, Jr.)
Facing off against #3/4 Penn State, Brennan found the back of the cage three times, caused one turnover and collected two ground balls. In netting his fourth hat trick this season, he continued his run of form with a four-point display (3 goals, 1 assist) against Detroit Mercy. The junior also caused two turnovers.

Austin English, VMI (M, Jr.)
English added four goals to his name - upping his season tally to 25 - in VMI's conference opener.