YORK, Pa. -- Salisbury senior Nathan Blondino and York junior Landry Marshall were selected as the CAC Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week for April 3, 2017.   

Offensive Player of the Week

Nathan Blondino | Salisbury | Sr. | A

Leonardtown, Md. | St. Mary's Ryken    

Salisbury senior Nathan Blondino earned CAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades after exploding for 19 points off eight goals and 11 assists in a 2-0 week for the Sea Gulls. Blondino opened the week with a career-high 12-point game against Wesley, totaling five goals and seven assists. He followed that up with a three-goal, four-assist performance against St. Mary's. His eight goals came on just 13 shots (61.5% shooting) and he also chipped in five groundballs and three caused turnovers for the week. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Landry Marshall | York | Jr. | GK

Brookeville, Md. | Glenelg  

York junior Landry Marshall was selected as CAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight time after allowing just seven goals in 100:55 minutes of action last week in a pair of Spartan victories. In wins over St. Mary's and Marymount, he combined for a 4.16 goals against average and a 68.2 save percentage with a total of 15 saves. Against St. Mary's, he allowed three goals while making seven saves in 53:45 of work between the pipes. He followed that up with eight saves and four goals against in 47:10 of game time in the win over Marymount. 

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL (4/3)

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT: Randy Foster, Sr., M, Forest Hill, Md./North Harford

FROSTBURG STATE: Kyle Horak, Sr., FO, Dunkirk, Md./Northern

MARY WASHINGTON: Mike Marson, Sr., A, Chantilly, Va./Chantilly

MARYMOUNT: Hunter McGeeney, So., D, Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista

ST. MARY'S: Max Groen, So., A, New Haven, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA: Casey Rich, Jr., A, Buffalo, N.Y./Amherst Central

WESLEY: Hunter Coho, Sr., M, Middletown, Del./Delaware Military Academy

NOTES AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Salisbury is ranked No. 1 in the Nike/USILA National Rankings,  while York is ranked No. 3 and Christopher Newport is receiving votes ... Christopher Newport senior Randy Foster led the Captains with seven goals during the week, including six in a 14-9 victory at Mary Washington on Wednesday. His six goals equaled the second-highest single-game output in program history. He came back with two more points and a pair of caused turnovers in a 6-5 setback at Frostburg State on Saturday ... Frostburg State senior Kyle Horak won 28-of-41 faceoffs as the Bobcats posted a 1-1 week. He also scored one goal and scooped up 12 ground balls ... Senior Mike Marson had six goals and an assist as Mary Washington topped Southern Virginia on Saturday ... St. Mary's Max Groen tallied three points (2g, 1a) and scooped up a career-best four ground balls against No. 1 Salisbury ... Salisbury junior Will Nowesnick led a defensive group that allowed just 4.5 goals per game last week in CAC victories over Wesley and St. Mary's. Nowesnick amassed five groundballs and five caused turnovers last week while also adding one goal and one assist. The goal was the first of the career for the junior All-American ... Southern Virginia junior Casey Rich led the Knights with three goals and two assists in a 14-10 loss to Mary Washington on Saturday ... Wesley goalkeeper James Cella stopped 16 shots against Salisbury. Hunter Coho scored twice for the Wolverines in the loss to the Sea Gulls ... York sophomore Brendan McGrath helped the Spartans improve to 12-1 overall with CAC wins over St. Mary's and Marymount. McGrath totaled five goals, three assists, and six ground balls in the victories. For the season, McGrath leads the Spartans in points (53) and goals (36). He has also scooped up 43 ground balls for the season. York goalkeeper Landry Marshall is 12-1 this season with a 6.40 goals against average and a 59.5 save percentage. Marshall has notched 116 saves for the year. He ranks second in the CAC in goals against average and also second in save percentage, and is tied for the league lead in goalie wins (12). 

2017 CAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK