GNAC Men's Lacrosse Report: Week 4

JWU's Chris Calisto had nine goals and two assists for an 11-point week.

March 28, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 21 - 27

	PLAYER OF THE WEEK *Chris Calisto, Johnson & Wales (RI)* (Sr., A - Jericho, N.Y.) - In a 1-1 week, Calisto notched nine goals and two assists for the Wildcats. Calisto found the back of the net four times in a non-conference tilt against Mass. Maritime before scoring five goals in a GNAC contest against Emmanuel. He had one assist in both games, bringing his point total to 11 for the week. Calisto also grabbed two ground balls and put 84.2% of his shots on target.
	GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK *Griffin Moore, Anna Maria* (Gr., G - Worcester, Mass.) - Moore had an impressive week for the AMCATS, going 2-0 in net with a .634 save percentage and averaging 13 saves per contest.
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK *Ryan Stone, Lasell* (Freshman, Attack - Granby, Conn.) - As part of a 2-0 week, Stone had three goals and two assists for five points to go with three ground balls in Lasell's 15-8 win over Dean last Wednesday.

GNAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Nick Massaro, Anna Maria (Sr., A - West Haven, Conn.) - Massaro led the AMCATS to a 2-0 week, totaling six goals, two assists and 12 ground balls in a dominant performance.

Diego Alvarez-Segee, Dean (So, F - Saugus, Mass.) - Alvarez-Segee posted a team-best 10 points in a 1-1 week. He recorded three goals, an assist and four ground balls in a tough 15-8 loss to defending GNAC champ Lasell. The sophomore followed with another three goals in a 17-3 victory over Albertus Magnus. In the win, he also tallied three assists, four more ground balls and a game-high five caused turnovers.

Jordan Hines, Lasell (Senior, Midfielder - Essex Junction, Vt.) - Hines had three goals and five assists for eight points in a 2-0 week with the Lasers andling Dean, 15-8, and Rivier, 7-6.

Callum Jones, Norwich (Jr., M - Burlington, Ontario) - The Norwich midfielder earned six points in Saturday's contest against the Monks, scoring three goals and three assists. all six of his shots on net. He had a caused turnover as well as four ground balls.

Ryan Paltauf, St. Joseph (Conn.) (So., A - Southbury, Conn.) - Paltauf registered a 13-point week to help lead the Blue Jays to a 1-1 record across a pair of road conference contests. Paltauf netted three goals and assisted on 10 more to account for the big offensive week. The Southbury product opened the week with two goals and two assists in a tightly contested 16-12 setback on the road at Anna Maria on Wednesday before exploding for a nine-point game on Saturday in a dominant 18-3 triumph at Regis. Paltauf recorded a goal and eight assists in the win over the Pride. It marked Paltauf's fourth five-plus assist game of the 2022 campaign and he currently leads the conference in assists with 30 and in total points with 41 through eight games so far this year.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	PLAYER	GOALKEEPER	ROOKIE
1	Parker Campbell, NOR	Dane Walsh, AMC	Andrew Ten, AMC
2	Parker Campbell, NOR	Nick Penta, REG	Ryan Paltauf, USJ
3	Michael Ference, RIV	Alex Beauchemin, LAS	Donny McInnis, JWU
4	Chris Calisto, JWU	Griffin Moore, ANM	Ryan Stone, LAS

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