April 9, 2007
Two Eagles Garner Top NAC Honors For Second Straight Week
 

Brian Abrahamson's overtime goal, his third of the game, gave the Eagles an important 8-7 win at Maine Maritime (Richard Orr photo).

(Nashua) – For the second consecutive week, a pair of Eagle men’s lacrosse student-athletes have been honored by the North Atlantic Conference (NAC).

Sophomore attack Brian Abrahamson (stats) of Dedham, Mass. has been named the NAC “Player of the Week” while freshman goalkeeper Adam McKellar of Biddeford, Maine has been named the NAC “Rookie of the Week” for the second straight week. The announcements were made by the NAC conference office.

Abrahamson was a key component of the Eagles' only game and victory last week, an 8-7 sudden death overtime victory at NAC rival Maine Maritime. Abrahamson notched three goals including the game winner in overtime, while adding an assist and three groundballs in the effort.

Abrahamson notched the Eagles second goal in the firth quarter, giving the Eagles a 2-0 lead at the time, put the Eagles up 5-4 in the third quarter, and added the game winner in the extra session off a Colby Field pass.

Abrahamson's award comes on the heels of teammate Brandon Bell picking up the same award last week. On the season, Abrahamson has notched eight goals and five assists for 13 points, second on the squad.

McKellar (stats) garnered his second straight Rookie Award with a sparkling 21-save performance in the victory including eight stops in the fourth quarter. The win was his third straight after an 0-2 start to the season. His 21 saves was a season high, surpassing an outstanding 18-save performance against Johnson State on March 28th.

On the season, McKellar sports an 8.97 GAA and .622 save percentage in five starts totaling 301 minutes.

Under the tutelage of last season's NAC “Coach of the Year” Tim Lunn (bio), the Eagles stand 3-2 overall and remain alone in first place in conference play with a 3-0 record.

The Eagles have a busy week ahead, traveling to Mitchell for a non-league matchup Monday at 3:00 p.m., head out to Castleton (2-0 in NAC play) Wednesday in a pivotal NAC showdown, and host Thomas Saturday in another important NAC contest.