Hobart goalie
Max Silberlicht was named the ECAC Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Week by the conference office today.
Silberlicht earned his first win of the season with a 13-save performance at Colgate. He turned back four of the five shots he faced in the first quarter, allowing the Statesmen to build a 6-1 lead through the first 15 minutes. Silberlicht also stopped four (of six) shots in the third quarter.
Through two games, Silberlicht has a .578 save percentage and a 9.50 goals against average. He is second in the conference and 12th in the nation in save percentage.
Teammate,
Bobby Dattilo earned a spot on the ECAC’s Weekly Honor Roll. He dominated the faceoff X, winning a career-high 68 percent of his restarts, and collected game-high honors in ground balls in the 12-9 victory over the Raiders. He matched his career-high with 17 faceoff wins and scooped up nine ground balls, one off his career-high, to lead the Statesmen to their 24th consecutive win over Colgate.
Through two games, Dattilo has won 61.4 percent of his faceoffs and boasts a team-high 14 ground balls. He is seventh in the nation in ground balls per game (7.0) and 12th in faceoff winning percentage.
Hobart (1-1) is back in action at 1 p.m. on March 13, when the Statesmen visit No. 20 Bucknell (2-2).
WEOS-FM (89.7/90.3 in Geneva, 88.1 in Ithaca) will broadcast the game. Online, fans can follow the action with
Live Stats on the Bucknell Web site.