| BOSTON (June 2, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Week 5’s Warrior Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week and the Cascade Rookie of the Week today. This week, Marcus Holman was awarded offensive honors for his effort in leading the Ohio Machine to defeat the Chesapeake Bayhawks, and Mike Manley was recognized for being the anchor of a team defense in Rochester as the Rattlers beat the Florida Launch. Rookie attackman Tom Schreiber of the Ohio Machine earned the first year’s award in his third week in the League.
Holman helped the Machine defeat the Bayhawks, contributing six points in their 15-11 victory. The UNC product found the back of the net four times and assisted Logan Schuss on a powerplay goal early in the third. One of his tallies even included a two-point powerplay goal late in the third. With Holman leading the charge against Chesapeake, Ohio was able to beat the defending Steinfeld Trophy Champions, handing them their third consecutive loss.
Manley contributed in many ways to the Rattlers’ defeat of the Launch, the most important of which was defensively, and the most surprising of which was offensively. In Rochester’s 18-11 victory, Manley scored a goal late in the third, and worked the entirety of the game holding top shooters like Casey Powell and Kevin Crowley to a collective six points (one goal, five assists).
Cascade Rookie of the Week was awarded to Schreiber, who has now had three standout games with the Ohio Machine. Schreiber was instrumental in Holman’s and the Machine’s offensive attack on the Bayhawks. Chesapeake took the lead three minutes into the game, but were only allowed to tally three until the Machine’s defense set in, and Schreiber, Holman & Co. were able to battle back.
Warrior Offensive Players of the Week Week 1 – Kevin Buchanan (Boston) Week 2 -Garrett Thul (Florida) Week 3 – Casey Powell (Florida) Week 4 – Casey Powell (Florida) Week 5 – Marcus Holman (Ohio)
Warrior Defensive Players of the Week Week 1 – Chad Wiedmaier (Ohio) Week 2 – Mike Manley (Rochester) Week 3 – Jesse Schwartzman (Denver) Week 4 – Joe Fletcher (New York) Week 5 – Mike Manley (Rochester)
Previous Cascade Rookies of the Week Week 3 – John LoCascio (Rochester) Week 4 – Kieran McArdle (Florida) Week 5 – Tom Schreiber (Ohio)
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| About Major League LacrosseMajor League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse League, was founded by Jake Steinfeld and is headquartered in Boston. Major League Lacrosse commenced play in June 2001 and will embark on its fourteenth season. MLL has continued to lead the sport of lacrosse into the mainstream of competitive team sports. The league is made up of eight teams: The Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, Florida Launch, New York Lizards, Ohio Machine and Rochester Rattlers. More information about the league can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com
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