Lenoir-Rhyne's Eccleston & Powell, Wingate's Caponi Earn South Atlantic Conference Varsity Gems Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week Awards
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its Varsity Gems Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week for games played in the sixth week of the 2023 season. Lenoir-Rhyne's Toron Eccleston was named the offensive player of the week and teammate Victor Powell was named the defensive player of the week, while Wingate's Johnny Caponi was named the specialist of the week.
Eccleston, a senior attacker from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, went off against No. 15 Florida Tech with a season-high six goals and eight points. He had a hat trick at the half to lead the Bears to their fourth win over a ranked opponent. Eccleston added a pair of caused turnovers and scored three goals on the man advantage, recording the most in program history.
Powell, a junior defender from Chesapeake Beach, Md., dominated the defensive end against No. 15 Florida Tech to help the Bears move to 6-1 on the year with four wins over ranked opponents. Powell tied a program record with four caused turnovers and grabbed three ground balls.
Caponi, a senior goalie from Oakland, N.J., piled up 15 saves in Saturday's win over No. 17 Newberry. Caponi also picked up four ground balls in the 16-14 victory.
2023 SAC Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Matthew Rodgers, Anderson
Feb. 13 – Matthew Rodgers, Anderson
Feb. 20 – Logan Gaddis, Anderson
Feb. 27 – Rhodes Conroy, Lincoln Memorial
March 6- Willie Grieco, Wingate
March 13 – Toron Eccleston, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 6 – Peyton Farley, Wingate
Feb. 13 – Peyton Jefferson, Anderson
Feb. 20 – Chase Robertson, Anderson
Feb. 27 – Tyler Shea, Lincoln Memorial
March 6- Joe Karnich, Wingate
March 13 – Victor Powell, Lenoir-Rhyne
Specialist of the Week
Feb. 6 – Cam Weeks, Anderson
Feb. 13 – Cam Weeks, Anderson
Feb. 20 – Cam Weeks, Anderson
Feb. 27- Dylan Rupprecht, Wingate
March 6 - Johnny Caponi, Wingate
March 13 – Johnny Caponi, Wingate
Varsity Gems is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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