Monday, April 17, 2006

MORAVIAN’S T.J. HIRSCH & BENJAMIN LARSON HONORED WITH
MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE WEEKLY MEN’S LACROSSE AWARDS

ANNVILLE, PA --- Junior midfielder T.J. Hirsch (Putnum Valley, NY/Walter Panas HS) of the Moravian College men’s lacrosse team has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week for his performance last week while freshman goalie Benjamin Larson (Dover, DE/Dover HS) earned MAC Goalie/Defender of the Week honors.

The duo helped Moravian extend its winning streak to three straight matches with an 11-4 victory over DeSales University in MAC action and a 12-2 win versus Alvernia College last week.

Hirsch netted a goal and added six ground balls and won nine-of-12 face-offs in an 11-4 victory over DeSales. Hirsch then netted two goals and had two assists in Moravian’s victory versus Alvernia. He had four more ground balls and won seven-of eight face-offs in the win. For the week, Hirsch won 16 of 20 face-offs and he scored a pair of man-ups goals.

Larson made 12 saves and allowed just four goals in the win over DeSales. He also had two ground balls and registered a shot on goal late in the match. In Moravian’s versus Alvernia, Larson played a scoreless first half with three saves and three ground balls before being replaced at halftime.

Moravian, 4-8 overall, is scheduled to return to action on Tuesday, April 18th in an MAC match versus Drew University on the HUB Quad beginning at 4:00 p.m.