MELBOURNE – Florida Southern junior goalie Matt Lalli has been named this week’s Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week following his outstanding play between the pipes in the Moccasins’ 10-3 road win Saturday at Young Harris. It was the first career Player of the Week honor for Lalli and the first time this season that the SSC has honored a Moccasin men’s lacrosse player. Lalli earns the Defensive Player of the Week accolade after recording 12 saves and allowing just three goals to help the Mocs to its 10-3 road win Saturday at Young Harris. Along with recording 12 saves in a little over 52 minutes of action, Lalli, who is a native of New Milford, Conn., also had three ground balls and caused a turnover. Against the Mountain Lions, Lalli held YHC scoreless in the second period and allowed just one goal in the first, third and fourth periods. On the season, Lalli is 1-1 in goal and leads the league in saves per game as he is averaging 11.00 per game and has a save percentage of 59.5 on the season. Lalli has allowed a total of 15 goals and has made 22 saves and has 7.98 goals allowed average on the young season. In addition to Lalli, the league named Tampa senior attacker Conor Whipple as its Player of the Week and Florida Tech’s Travis Wunder earned his second straight Specialist of the Week honor. Lalli and Mocs (1-1 overall) return to action this coming Friday, Feb. 19 as they host Walsh in a 7 p.m. non-conference game at Bryant Stadium.