SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Richmond’s Dalton Young and Mercer’s Ashton Wood have been named the Southern Conference men’s lacrosse offensive and defensive players of the week, respectively, for all games April 26 to May 2. The awards are selected by the league office and are the final ones of the season.
 
Young scored seven points in Richmond’s 14-12 win over VMI to close the regular season Saturday. The junior attackman from Chantilly, Virginia, scored three goals and dished off four assists to become just the eighth player in program history to reach the 100-point mark for his career, finishing the contest at 105. Young also matched his season high with four ground balls. He currently ranks 15^th in SoCon history in points and tied for ninth in points per game (3.50).
 
Wood earned the nod on the defensive side after going 20-for-27 on faceoffs Saturday in a season-ending 14-11 win over High Point, the Bears’ first over the Panthers since 2017. The senior from Saint Augustine, Florida, whose 20 faceoffs wins were his second-most this season, also matched his season high with two goals scored, on just two shots taken. Wood is the SoCon’s career leader in ground balls (363), ground balls per game (9.07), faceoff wins (633) and faceoff winning percentage (.645).
 
Richmond (9-4, 4-1 SoCon), which is ranked No. 17 in the USILA/Dynamic Men’s Coaches Division I Poll and Inside Lacrosse poll and No. 18 in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Magazine poll, faces tournament host High Point (7-7, 2-3) in the semifinals of the SoCon Men’s Lacrosse Championship on Thursday at 8 p.m. in a rematch of last season’s title game. Mercer (5-10, 2-3) has completed its season.
 
Other offensive nominees: Hunter Vines (High Point), Sean Goldsmith (Mercer) and Luke Rusterucci (VMI).
 
Other defensive nominees: Tim Lindenbaum (VMI).
 
2022 Southern Conference Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week
Offense
Feb. 8               Brayden Mayea, So., A, High Point
Feb. 15             Max Waldbaum, Gr., A, Jacksonville
Feb. 22             Ryan Lanchbury, Gr., A, Richmond
March 1            Jacob Greiner, R-So., A, Jacksonville
March 8            Asher Nolting, 5^th, A, High Point
March 15          Brayden Mayea, So., A, High Point
Marc 22            Jack Dolan, Gr., M, Jacksonville
March 29          Asher Nolting, 5^th, A, High Point
April 5               Dalton Young, Jr., A, Richmond
April 12             Tyler Corpora, Gr., M, Jacksonville
April 19             Jackson Intrieri, Fr., A, Jacksonville
April 26             Ryan Lanchbury, Gr., A, Richmond
May 3               Dalton Young, Jr., A, Richmond
 
Defense
Feb. 8               Luke Millican, Gr., GK, Jacksonville
Feb. 15             Devin Craven, R-So., GK, Richmond
Feb. 22             Paxtin Powell, Sr., GK, Hampton
March 1            Luke Millican, Gr., GK, Jacksonville
March 8            Jack Liselli, So., GK, VMI
March 15          Nathan Kapp, R-So., FO, Jacksonville
March 22          Ray Baran, Sr., D, Richmond
March 29          Colin Hinton, Gr., D, Jacksonville
April 5               Griffin Kology, Fr., D, Richmond
April 12             Colin Hinton, Gr., D, Jacksonville
April 19             Dixon Smith, Gr., D, Jacksonville
April 26             Zach Vigue, R-Fr., GK, Richmond
May 3               Ashton Wood, Sr., FO, Mercer