CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Syracuse senior attackman Joey Spallina earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second straight week, while Orange senior defenseman Riley Figueiras picked up ACC Defensive Player of the Week for games played from February 9-15.
 
All five ACC teams are ranked in the latest USILA Coaches poll, highlighted by Syracuse taking over the No. 1 spot following its victory over then-No. 1 Maryland on Friday. North Carolina is No. 5, Duke is No. 7, Notre Dame is No. 8 and Virginia is No. 17.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK – Joey Spallina, Sr., A, Syracuse (Mount Sinai, New York)
• Posted four goals for his third hat trick of the 2026 season as Syracuse topped then-No. 1 Maryland on Friday, February 13.
• Scored his four goals on nine total shots.
• Added a career-best tying five ground balls as well, all while mostly covered by Will Schaller, one of the top cover defensemen in Division I.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK – Riley Figueiras, Sr., D, Syracuse (Sunderland, Maryland)
• Was an eraser on Friday, limiting Leo Johnson to just two goals, a week after the fifth-year Terrapin racked up five goals and an assist against Loyola.
• Johnson did not score while he was directly marked by Figueiras. He scored the first of the game while not guarded by Figueiras and was shut out until the first minute of the third quarter.
• Added a caused turnover as well as three ground balls.
• Aided a defense that held Maryland without a goal for two stretches of at least 10 minutes, including the final 13 minutes of the game.
 
2026 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
Feb. 3 – Max Sloat, Sr., M, Duke
Feb. 10 – Joey Spallina, Sr., A, Syracuse
Feb. 17 – Joey Spallina, Sr., A, Syracuse
 
2026 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week
Feb. 3 – John Mullen, Jr., FO, Syracuse
Feb. 10 – Jimmy McCool, Sr., G, Syracuse
Feb. 17 – Riley Figueiras, Sr., D, Syracuse