MLL Names Week 14 Players of the Week
Published on July 21, 2015 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
BOSTON (July 21, 2015) - Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league completed Week 14 of its 2015 season this past weekend. The Boston Cannons secured a spot in the Playoffs but will not find out their seeding until after this coming week. Two other teams await their seeding structure after this week, Ohio and Rochester.
The Boston Cannons 9-8 overtime win against the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Thursday night clinched a playoff berth for the Cannons for the first time since the 2012 season. The game started off slow, as neither team scored for the first 22 minutes. Will Manny scored the first goal of the night, five minutes into the second quarter off a pass from Scott Ratliff. Ratliff had one assist, seven groundballs and held key Bayhawks player, Joe Walters, to just two points. The game went goal for goal after that, eventually heading into overtime where Max Seibald scored the game-winning goal.
The Rochester Rattlers defeated the Charlotte Hounds at home on Friday night, keeping them in the hunt for the number two seed in the Playoffs. Five players scored three or more points in the win for the Rattlers, Michael Lazore, Joel White, Kevin Rice, Kyle Denhoff and Jordan Wolf. Rochester goalkeeper, John Galloway, had 14 saves. Rookie for Charlotte, Joey Sankey, scored a hat-trick. Sankey has had points in every game of his rookie MLL career thus far.
The Ohio Machine beat the New York Lizards for the first time in team history on Saturday night, 14-9. This game marked a late-season battle between the two top-seeded teams in the MLL, but the second place team, Ohio, came out the victor. Ohio midfielder, Tom Schreiber, lead the Machine with six points on the evening (two goals, four assists). Three other Machine players had three or more points: Marcus Holman, Steele Stanwick and rookie, Jimmy Bitter (three goals, one two-point goal).
The Denver Outlaws hosted the Florida Launch on Sunday and won 20-14, making them one win away from reaching .500 on the season. Although neither team is eligible for playoff contention, this was a hard fought an exciting game in Mile High City in front of a large crowd. The Bocklet brothers put on a show, with Chris Bocklet scoring a career-high seven goals (eight points) and brother Michael tying the franchise record for points in a game with ten (five goals, five assists). Drew Snider, midfielder for Denver, also scored four goals. Both Kieran McArdle and Connor Buczek lead the Launch in scoring with four points each. After the loss for the Launch, Buczek is now the League's season leader in two-point goals, with four.
Coca-Cola Players of the Game
Coca-Cola, as a multi-year and proud sponsor of MLL, will feature a weekly honor titled the "Coca-Cola Players of the Game", where one player from each match-up will be deemed the most valuable player of the game. Here are the Week 14 MLL "Coca-Cola Players of the Game":
Scott Ratliff of Boston Cannons
Kyle Denhoff of the Rochester Rattlers
Brian Phipps of the Ohio Machine
Dillon Roy of the Denver Outlaws
Warrior Lacrosse Offensive & Defensive Player of the Week
Warrior Lacrosse, a leading lacrosse brand for equipment, footwear and apparel, will continue to sponsor both an offensive player of the week and defensive player of the week. These awards are two separate awards that honor the best offensive and defensive MLL performances from the week. Here are the Week 14 MLL "Warrior Offensive Player of the Week" and "Warrior Defensive Player of the Week":
Warrior Offensive Player of the Week: Mike Bocklet of the Denver Outlaws
Warrior Defensive Player of the Week: Scott Ratliff of Boston Cannons
FOAthlete of the Week, Presented by The Faceoff Academy
The Faceoff Academy specializes in the most elite level face-off coaching in the world. In showcasing the huge role face-off men play in lacrosse, the Faceoff Academy will present a weekly award titled the "FOAthlete of the Week, Presented by The Faceoff Academy". The award will feature the best face-off performance of the week based on winning percentage at the "X". Here is our Week 14 MLL "FOAthlete of the Week, Presented by The Faceoff Academy":
Greg Puskuldjian, Midfielder for the Ohio Machine
16-for-26 at the "X"
With a 61.5% Face-off Win Percentage, 9 Groundballs & 1 Assist against the NY Lizards
Rookie of the Week, Presented by Cascade Lacrosse
Cascade Lacrosse has established itself as the leader in the lacrosse helmet and eye mask category. The relationship of Cascade Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse is one that dates back to the League's inception. Cascade Lacrosse is the proud sponsor of a weekly recognition of the week's best rookie performance. Here is our Week 14 MLL "Cascade Rookie of the Week":
Jimmy Bitter, Attackman for the Ohio Machine
3 goals vs. New York Lizards (3 Goals & 1 Two-Point Goal)
Week 14 Preview
This week marks the annual MLL Burn Cancer Week. The four remaining regular season games will all be played on Saturday evening, July 25th. The New York Lizards (10-3) and the Denver Outlaws (6-7) will open the weekend in Denver at 5:00pm EST. There will be three 7:00pm EST games on Saturday night. The Boston Cannons (8-5) will face-off against the current number two seed, Ohio Machine (8-5). The Chesapeake Bayhawks (5-8) will host the Charlotte Hounds (3-10), in a game that does not have any Playoff implications for either team. Rochester (8-5) will travel to the Florida Launch (5-9) in a game that has seeding significance for the Rattlers.
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