NLL Announces Week Ten Player Awards
March 7, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the Week Number Ten player awards for the 2007 season. Buffalo Bandits veteran forward John Tavares was named both the Overall Player of the Week and the Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 16-15 road victory over the Minnesota Swarm on Sunday. Arizona Sting defenseman Peter Lough earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, Rochester's Steve Toll was named Transition Player of the Week and New York Titans forward Brendan Mundorf was named Rookie of the Week.
John Tavares of the Buffalo Bandits was named both the Overall and Offensive Player of the Week in Week Ten for his performance in a 16-15 road victory over the Minnesota Swarm on Sunday. Tavares scored five goals and added four assists for nine points in the win and also collected four loose balls.
Arizona Sting defender Peter Lough earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for Week Ten. Lough led an Arizona defense that allowed only seven goals in an 11-7 home victory over the Chicago Shamrox on Friday. The Sting captain collected eight loose balls and won 17 of 22 faceoffs in the victory.
Steve Toll of the Rochester Knighthawks was named the Transition Player of the Week for his performance in a 14-13 road victory over the Philadelphia Wings on Saturday. Toll recorded three assists and collected 15 loose balls in the win.
New York Titans forward Brendan Mundorf earned Rookie of the Week honors for Week Ten. Mundorf scored three goals and added two assists for five points and collected two loose balls in a 13-10 home win over the Toronto Rock on Saturday.
Week Number Ten Results
Friday, March 2, 2007
San Jose Stealth at Edmonton Rush: 11-9 SJ
Chicago Shamrox at Arizona Sting: 11-7 ARZ
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Rochester Knighthawks at Philadelphia Wings: 14-13 ROC
Toronto Rock at New York Titans: 13-10 NY
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Buffalo Bandits at Minnesota Swarm: 16-15 BUF
The Weekly Player Awards are determined by a vote of the General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's thirteen member clubs.
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