Offensive Player of the Week
Connor Kelly, Maryland
Sr. – M – Easton, Conn. – Avon Old Farms
· Led Maryland to a pair of non-conference victories, totaling 13 points on eight goals and five assists
· Posted career-highs in points (8) and assists (4) against Marist, before scoring four more goals, including the game-winner, at High Point
· Earns his second career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor and the first of the season
· Last Maryland Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Rambo (April 18, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State
So. – M – Sinking Spring, Pa. – Wilson
· Led the Ohio State defense that held Hofstra scoreless for 13:48 in the fourth quarter of Ohio State’s 9-7 victory over Hofstra
· Collected two ground balls, caused a turnover and scored a goal in the Buckeyes win
· Collects his first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week plaudit
· Last Ohio State Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Freddy Freibott (April 25, 2017)
Specialist of the Week
Gerard Arceri, Penn State
So. – FO – St. James, N.Y. – Smithtown East
· Won 20 of his 27 faceoffs in Penn State’s 15-8 victory against Stony Brook, with a career high .741 faceoff win percentage
· Grabbed a career-best 16 ground balls and tallied three points, with two goals and his first-career assist
· Earns his fourth career Big Ten Specialist of the Week honor and the first of the season
· Last Penn State Big Ten Specialist of the Week: Colby Kneese (April 4, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Tommy Coyne, Rutgers
A – Naperville, Ill. – Naperville Central
· Scored his first three goals and added an assist for four points for Rutgers against then-No. 12 Army in his third-career game
· Recorded his first career hat trick in a span of 1:14 in the second quarter, which helped rally Rutgers on the road from a 5-1 deficit to a 5-5 tie at halftime
· Earns his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
· Last Rutgers Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Kieran Mullins (May 2, 2017)
2018 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
Feb. 6
O: Ryan Keenan, Sr., PSU
D: Garrett Michaeli, Jr., RU
S: Christian Feliziani, So., OSU
F: Jack Kelly, PSU
Feb. 13
O: Mac O’Keefe, So., PSU
D: Curtis Corley, Jr., MD
S: Brock Turnbaugh, Sr., JHU
F: Jackson Reid, OSU
Feb. 20
O: Connor Kelly, Sr., MD
D: Ryan Terefenko, So., OSU
S: Gerard Arceri, So., PSU
F: Tommy Coyne, RU
Connor Kelly, Maryland
Sr. – M – Easton, Conn. – Avon Old Farms
· Led Maryland to a pair of non-conference victories, totaling 13 points on eight goals and five assists
· Posted career-highs in points (8) and assists (4) against Marist, before scoring four more goals, including the game-winner, at High Point
· Earns his second career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor and the first of the season
· Last Maryland Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week: Matt Rambo (April 18, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State
So. – M – Sinking Spring, Pa. – Wilson
· Led the Ohio State defense that held Hofstra scoreless for 13:48 in the fourth quarter of Ohio State’s 9-7 victory over Hofstra
· Collected two ground balls, caused a turnover and scored a goal in the Buckeyes win
· Collects his first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week plaudit
· Last Ohio State Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week: Freddy Freibott (April 25, 2017)
Specialist of the Week
Gerard Arceri, Penn State
So. – FO – St. James, N.Y. – Smithtown East
· Won 20 of his 27 faceoffs in Penn State’s 15-8 victory against Stony Brook, with a career high .741 faceoff win percentage
· Grabbed a career-best 16 ground balls and tallied three points, with two goals and his first-career assist
· Earns his fourth career Big Ten Specialist of the Week honor and the first of the season
· Last Penn State Big Ten Specialist of the Week: Colby Kneese (April 4, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Tommy Coyne, Rutgers
A – Naperville, Ill. – Naperville Central
· Scored his first three goals and added an assist for four points for Rutgers against then-No. 12 Army in his third-career game
· Recorded his first career hat trick in a span of 1:14 in the second quarter, which helped rally Rutgers on the road from a 5-1 deficit to a 5-5 tie at halftime
· Earns his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
· Last Rutgers Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Kieran Mullins (May 2, 2017)
2018 Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
Feb. 6
O: Ryan Keenan, Sr., PSU
D: Garrett Michaeli, Jr., RU
S: Christian Feliziani, So., OSU
F: Jack Kelly, PSU
Feb. 13
O: Mac O’Keefe, So., PSU
D: Curtis Corley, Jr., MD
S: Brock Turnbaugh, Sr., JHU
F: Jackson Reid, OSU
Feb. 20
O: Connor Kelly, Sr., MD
D: Ryan Terefenko, So., OSU
S: Gerard Arceri, So., PSU
F: Tommy Coyne, RU
