April 17, 2008 |
LIMESTONE’S PRAGER AND VAUGHN NAMED CONFERENCE CAROLINAS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK |
THOMASVILLE, N.C.—Limestone College’s Teddy Prager (Seaford, N.Y.) and AJ Vaughn (Skaneateles, N.Y.) were named Conference Carolinas men’s lacrosse players of the week as released by the league office on Wednesday. These Saints played major roles in their team’s 2-0 record last week. |
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Limestone posts a 10-0 overall record heading into this weekend’s conference tournament hosted by Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. The men’s lacrosse tournament semifinal matches will be played on April 18. The first game of the day featuring #1 seeded Limestone (5-0 conference) and #4 St. Andrews begins at 11 a.m. The second semifinal match between #2 Queens and #3 Belmont Abbey will start at 2 p.m. The men’s lacrosse All-Conference awards will be presented in between Friday’s games. The championship game is slated for 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. |
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Prager earned Defensive Player of the week honors after he helped Limestone to wins last week over Mars Hill and Pfeiffer. He had three ground balls and an assist versus Mars Hill, and had a game-high four caused turnovers in the Saints' 15-7 conference win over Pfeiffer on Saturday. He also had five ground balls against the Falcons. Prager has played in all 10 games with 34 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers, 2 goals, and 6 assists.
This is the second time this year that Vaughn has received the Offensive Player of the Week award. He led the Saints with nine goals and three assists last week. He scored three goals and tallied two assists against Mars Hill. Despite playing with an injury on Saturday, he led the Saints with six goals, one assist, and seven points. Vaughn has 29 goals and 12 assists for 41 points this season. 