Valera Headlines Trio Of CCC Weekly Award Winners
BEVERLY, Mass. – Three members of the Endicott men’s lacrosse team have earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) weekly awards, as announced by the league office.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Three members of the Endicott men's lacrosse team have earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) weekly awards, as announced by the league office.
Domenic Valera (Fitchburg, Mass.) headlined the group with CCC Player of the Week accolades.
Joe Connor (Barrie, Ontario) was also named the CCC Defensive Player of the Week, while Thomas Barker (Needham, Mass.) earned CCC Specialist of the Week honors.
DOMENIC VALERA | SR. | M
Last week for the Gulls (April 10-16), Valera compiled 11 points in two conference victories to receive CCC Player of the Week laurels.
He opened the week with three scores and an assist in a 26-4 win over the University of New England on Wednesday (April 12).
Valera followed that up with two more goals and five assists in a 14-7 decision over Nichols on Saturday (April 15).
He was especially efficient with his shots, putting 75 percent on goal.
This is Valera's first career weekly award.
JOE CONNOR | GR. | D
Meanwhile, Connor had five ground balls against the Nor'easters and also caused a turnover as the Gulls held UNE to just four scores.
Then, on Saturday (April 15), Connor added four more ground balls and caused four turnovers in a victory over Nichols.
This is Connor's first career weekly award at Endicott.
THOMAS BARKER | SO. | FO/M
Lastly, Barker once again had another strong week at the X, winning 29 of his 42 opportunities (69.0%) while grabbing 23 ground balls.
He started the week with an 8-for-19 (42.1 percent) performance against the University of New England with six ground balls.
Then, he produced a 21-for-23 (91.3 percent) output against Nichols with 17 ground balls.
In addition to Barker's specialist numbers, he also dished out two assists and caused a turnover.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (10-4, 6-0 CCC) hosts Western New England on Saturday, April 22 at 3 PM. Saturday's contest will serve as Senior Day for the Gulls.
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(Photo Credit - Jonny Ratner '24)