Bates earned his second conference defensive weekly honor for the current season while standing out with ground ball, caused turnover and faceoff numbers.
Bates collected 11 ground balls, including four vs. Davis & Elkins and seven more against Chestnut Hill.
He caused three turnovers and also won seven of eight faceoffs while also assisting one of the Lakers’ goals vs. Chestnut Hill.
Bates leads Mercyhurst with 25 ground balls in six games and has nine caused turnovers to also pace his team.