INDIANAPOLIS – Third-ranked Mercyhurst and Lake Erie both secured a share of Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Lakers defeated archrival Seton Hill, now ranked No. 5 in the USILA Poll, in a pivotal weekend clash by a score of 17-12. The Mercyhurst win puts the Lakers at the top of the conference standings and head coach Chris Ryan’s program improved to 4-0.
 
Walsh is riding momentum with a win in its first league contest, a 27-3 victory over Alderson Broaddus. Lake Erie defeated Wilmington (Del.) and the Storm are still waiting to play their first conference game.
 
Offensive Player of the Week
Caleb Kueber
Mercyhurst
Attack
Senior
Victoria, B.C. (Claremont HS)
 
The intensity has been building for a Mercyhurst/Seton Hill matchup in the regular season for over a year, their last scheduled meeting for 2020 caught in the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down the remainder of the spring.
 
Saturday’s contest in Greensburg didn’t disappoint as two of the nation’s premier and North Region’s finest battled to a 17-12 final.
 
Kueber went back-to-back for offensive player of the week awards as he finished with four goals and a pair of assists vs. the Griffins.
 
He fired six shots and picked up one ground ball. Kueber continued his league-leading pace in goals per game (4.75) and total goals with 19. He is currently second in points per game and total points only to Seton Hill’s Logan Maloni.
 
In four games, Kueber has tallied 19 goals and 8 assists this spring.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Mike Flury
Lake Erie
Midfield
Sophomore
West Seneca, NY (West Seneca HS)
 
Flury did a flurry of things to contribute to the cause as the Storm carved out their first win of the spring on the road at Wilmington.
 
The sophomore midfielder picked up 17 ground balls and was a perfect 26-for-26 in the circle for face offs.
 
Flury recorded one shot on goal and Lake Erie held a 48-16 advantage in the shot department. The Storm pulled away in the second half and outscored their opponent 13-4 after going in at halftime tied 3-3.
 
Flury ranks third in the conference with 8.25 ground balls per game and upped his face off percentage won to over 70 percent in 2021.