NEC Player of the Week: Marcus Thundercloud, UDM
NEC Defensive Player of the Week: Cooper St. Clair, UDM
NEC Rookie of the Week: Dylan Anderson, RMU
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NEC MEN’S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marcus Thundercloud, Detroit Mercy
R-So., A, Cedarburg, WI/University School of Milwaukee
Thundercloud played a pivotal role in Detroit Mercy's 10-8 win over Cleveland State on Saturday night. The 2025 NEC Rookie of the Year netted a career-high four goals and added an assist, with each goal coming at an important part of the game. Thundercloud's first goal of the day got the Titans on the board and cut their early deficit in half, while his second made it 4-2 in the second quarter, capping off a run of four unanswered goals for Detroit Mercy. Thundercloud struck again in the third quarter to make it 6-4 as the Titans attempted to fend off a Cleveland State comeback. The sophomore's most important goal was his last one, tying the game at seven in the fourth quarter.

NEC MEN’S LACROSSE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cooper St. Clair, Detroit Mercy
R-Jr., G, Canton, MI/Detroit Catholic Central
St. Clair was rock solid between the pipes for Detroit Mercy and helped guide the Titans to their first conference win of the season. The Canton, MI native saved 16-of-24 Cleveland State shots and picked up four ground balls in one of the best defensive efforts of the season for the Titans. St. Clair was particularly stellar in the second half, making seven saves and finishing the day with a .667 save percentage. The junior leads the NEC in saves per game this season and is currently third in the country with 14.00 saves per contest.

NEC MEN’S LACROSSE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dylan Anderson, Robert Morris
Fr., A, Victoria, British Columbia/Royal Bay Academy
Anderson made it three consecutive NEC Rookie of the Week nods and six on the year after another impressive showing for first place Robert Morris. The Victoria, British Columbia product scored four of 18 Colonial goals in an 18-5 win. Anderson has now scored four goals in three straight contests and leads the NEC with 47 point. He also sits second in the league with 34 goals. Thanks in large part to Anderson's efforts, Robert Morris have won a program-record nine games in a row and became the first team to clinch an NEC Tournament berth.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Drew Graves, Cleveland State (D, Sr.) 
Picked up six ground balls and caused four turnovers against Detroit Mercy.

Ian Greenwell, Detroit Mercy (D, So.) 
Caused three turnovers and picked up six ground balls versus Cleveland State.

Cooper St. Clair, Detroit Mercy (G, R-Jr.)
NEC Defensive Player of the Week.

Marcus Thundercloud, Detroit Mercy (A, R-So.) 
NEC Player of the Week.

Luke Zajdel, Detroit Mercy (M, Fr.)
Netted his first career hat trick. Scored the go-ahead goal with 5:01 left in the game and sealed the win with an insurance goal at the 2:42 mark.

Aidan Zuhoski, LIU (M, Jr.)
Recorded a hat trick against VMI.

Dylan Anderson, Robert Morris (A, Fr.)
NEC Rookie of the Week.

Christian Davis, Robert Morris (FO, So.)
Went 11-of-16 from the faceoff circle (.687 percent) and picked up nine ground balls versus Mercyhurst.

Beau Durkin, VMI (A/M, So.)
Registered three points from two goals and an assist in a 10-8 win against LIU. Scored the game winner with just 43 seconds left in the contest.

Jack Rogers, VMI (FO, Sr.)
Went 15-of-22 (.682 percent) from the Faceoff X in a showdown between two of the NEC's top faceoff specialists. Added two ground balls. Sits third in the conference in faceoff percentage with a .529 mark.

Jake Mitchell, Wagner (M, Sr.)
Posted four points on two goals and two assists in Wagner's 8-7 overtime win over Le Moyne. Hw was involved in each of Wagner's final three goals, including the game-tying goal with just 19 seconds remaining. Assisted on the game winner in overtime.

Angus Snow, Wagner (G, Jr.)
Saved 12-of-19 shots (.632 percent) and held Le Moyne to just seven goals.

2026 NEC MEN'S LACROSSE WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 9: Cameron Connolly, LIU
Feb. 16: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Feb. 23: Dayton Bagwell, VMI
Mar. 2: Ben McIsaac, LIU & Jack Rogers, VMI
Mar. 9: Jake Mitchell, WAG
Mar. 16: Thomas Berry, LEM
Mar. 23: Jack Duncan-Bloom, VMI
Mar. 30: Aidan Zuhoski, LIU
Apr. 6: Aidan Zuhoski, LIU
Apr. 13: Marcus Thundercloud, UDM

NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 9: Tyler Gresh, LIU
Feb. 16: Kyle Grant, UDM
Feb. 23: Tyler Davide, LIU
Mar. 2: Angus Snow, WAG
Mar. 9: Owen Tapper, RMU & Alex Seaton, VMI
Mar. 16: Seth Alejandrino, CSU
Mar. 23: Nate Fechter, RMU
Mar. 30: Angus Snow, WAG
Apr. 6: Lucas Winger, LEM
Apr. 13: Cooper St. Clair, UDM

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Feb. 9: Tommy Thompson, UDM
Feb. 16: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Feb. 23: Dylan Popehn, WAG
Mar. 2: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Mar. 9: Ethan Ostrowski, VMI
Mar. 16: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Mar. 23: Ethan Ostrowski, VMI
Mar. 30: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Apr. 6: Dylan Anderson, RMU
Apr. 13: Dylan Anderson, RMU