via SSC press release   Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Kyle Pauwels / Saint Leo University / Sr. / Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Pauwels earns Offensive Player of the Week after playing a significant role for the Lions as they defeated No. 16 Lindenwood University, 17-12. The Kamloops, British Columbia product had a career day for the Lions as he scored seven goals on nine shots and dished out two assists for nine total points in the victory. Nine points in a single game is tied for sixth best in NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse this year. Pauwels leads the conference with 3.29 goals per game and is third in assists per game with 1.86. Saint Leo is now 6-1 on the year. Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Mike Greco / Florida Southern College / Jr. / Fort Salonga, New York Greco takes Defensive Player of the Week honors following his part in Florida Southern’s first ever win over a Top-5 opponent. In the Moccasins 12-9 victory over No. 4 Colorado Mesa University, Greco made 17 saves while facing 26 shots on goal for a 65.4 save percentage. The Fort Salonga, New York native, made seven saves in the final quarter, including a key save with under two and half minutes remaining right after Florida Southern scored its last goal of the game. With the play of Greco, FSC improves 4-3 overall. Men’s Lacrosse Specialist of the Week Dryden Brous / Lynn University / So. / Ocean City, Maryland Brous had a strong week for Lynn at the faceoff X as Lynn posted wins over Westminster College and No. 10 Belmont Abbey College. In a 14-9 over Westminster, Brous went 17-for-21 in faceoffs with a career-high-tying 13 ground balls and an assist. He then went 14-for-21 on faceoffs and led all players on the field with 12 ground balls in a 10-9 upset at Belmont Abbey. For the week, Brous won 31-of-42 faceoffs (74%) and picked up a team-high 25 ground balls. Lynn improves to 7-1, its best start to a season in program history. Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Kallie German / Rollins College / Jr. / Centreville, Maryland German earns Player of the Week honors after helping the Tars go 3-0 on the week. German opened the week by scoring eight goals and adding an assist against No. 25 Lock Haven University. Eight goals is a new career high for German and matches a program-best for goals and points in a game. German scored on 4-of-5 free position shots, lifting her into first in program record books for career free position goals scored as the Tars’ won, 16-9. German then led the team in overall points with eight, scoring five goals and dishing out three assists as the Tars defeated Young Harris College, 20-14. In the Tars’ final game of the week, a 19-12 win over the University of Alabama-Huntsville, German once again led the team in scoring with seven goals and adding an assist for a total of eight points. For the week, German tallied 20 goals, five assists, two game-winning goals, while adding five ground balls, six draw controls, and five caused turnovers. Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Sam Schiano / Florida Tech / Jr. / Perry Hall, Maryland Schiano earns Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this year after recording 13 ground balls, ten draw controls, eight caused turnovers, eight goals, and two assists in two games this week. The junior tallied five ground balls, three draws, and two caused turnovers to go along with five goals and an assist as the Panthers defeated No. 23 McKendree University, 19-7, on Tuesday. In FIT’s 16-5 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday, Schiano recorded game-highs with eight ground balls, seven draw controls, and six caused turnovers. The Perry Hall, Maryland native also scored three goals and had an assist as the Panthers improve to 9-0 on the season.