Men's Lacrosse

ACC Announces Men’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Syracuse senior attackman Joey Spallina notched Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Orange senior goalie Jimmy McCool and Notre Dame senior goalie Thomas Ricciardelli shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors for games played from March 2-8.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK – Joey Spallina, Sr., A, Syracuse (Mount Sinai, New York)
  • Scored four goals and handed out three assists in Saturday’s 12-8 victory over No. 11 Johns Hopkins.
  • Two of his four goals came in the decisive fourth quarter, capped off by his final tally with 8:45 remaining.
  • Committed just one turnover, and six of his five shots were on cage.
  • The four-goal effort was his third of the season.

CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK – Jimmy McCool, Sr., G, Syracuse (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Totaled 14 saves in the win over the nationally ranked Blue Jays.
  • The 14 stops were his second-most this season and his highest total since recording 17 on February 27.
  • Made nine of his 14 saves in the second half to help secure the victory.
  • It marked the fewest goals scored by Hopkins this season, its lowest output at Homewood Field in nearly a year and the fewest goals by the Blue Jays against the Orange since an 8-7 Syracuse overtime win in 2017 at Homewood.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK – Thomas Ricciardelli, Sr., G, Notre Dame (New Canaan, Connecticut)
  • Made a season-high 14 saves in Saturday’s 9-8 victory over No. 6 Ohio State.
  • Sealed the win with a save in the final 10 minutes.
  • The eight goals allowed were Ohio State’s fewest of the season.
  • Added an assist and picked up three ground balls in the win.
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
Feb. 24 – Josh Yago, Gr., A, Notre Dame
March 3 – Brock Berhman, Jr., A, Notre Dame
March 10 – 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
Feb. 24 – Aidan Maguire, Sr., SSDM, Duke
March 3 – Nate Schwitzenberg, Jr., D, Notre Dame
March 10 – Jimmy McCool, Sr., G, Syracuse | Thomas Ricciardelli, Sr., G, Notre Dame