SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Jacksonville’s Matt Stagnitta and Jason Yoquinto have been named the Southern Conference men’s lacrosse offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively, for all games April 6-12. The awards are selected by the league office.
 
Stagnitta netted three goals and added an assist for a four-point showing in Jacksonville’s 11-5 win over Air Force on Saturday. The hat trick was Stagnitta’s second straight and third in four outings, and he scored at least four points in each of those four contests. Stagnitta, a fifth-year attack from Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, scored his first goal in the first period, added a goal and an assist in the third quarter and closed the game’s scoring with just 42 seconds left.
 
A redshirt junior goalkeeper, Yoquinto made 16 saves and allowed just five goals against the Falcons, turning in a season-best .762 save percentage to raise his SoCon-leading season mark to .556. The Elverson, Pennsylvania, native, who faced 44 shots on the day, recorded double-digit saves for the fifth straight game and the sixth time in seven contests this season.
 
Jacksonville (6-4, 3-0 SoCon) visits Richmond (4-4, 3-0) on Saturday at noon Eastern in a bout of league leaders. The Spiders are ranked 13^th in the USILA/Dynamic Coaches poll, 17^th in the Inside Lacrosse poll and 19^th in the Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine poll, while the Dolphins are receiving votes in the Inside Lacrosse poll.
 
Other offensive nominees: Jon Fant (VMI).
 
Other defensive nominees: JC Higginbotham (Bellarmine) and Tim Lindenbaum (VMI).
 
2021 Southern Conference Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offense
Feb. 16             Jack Dolan, R-Jr., M, Jacksonville
Feb. 23             Asher Nolting, Sr., A, High Point
March 2            Will McCarthy, Sr., M, Mercer
March 9            Ryan Lanchbury, Sr., A, Richmond
March 16          Dalton Young, So., A, Richmond
March 23          Ryan Lanchbury, Sr., A, Richmond
March 30          Dalton Young, So., A, Richmond
April 6               Asher Nolting, Sr., A, High Point
April 13             Matt Stagnitta, 5th, A, Jacksonville
 
Defense
Feb. 16             Ashton Wood, Jr., FO, Mercer
Feb. 23             Braden Host, Sr., GK, Air Force
March 2            Jack Rusbuldt, Gr., GK, Richmond
March 9            Colin Kelley, So., GK, Mercer
March 16          Jacob Griffin, Jr., FO, Richmond
March 23          Jacob Griffin, Jr., FO, Richmond
March 30          Nathan Kapp, R-Fr., FO, Jacksonville
April 6               Ashton Wood, Jr., FO, Mercer
April 13             Jason Yoquinto, GK, R-Jr., Jacksonville