Ryan Vitale (4/7/2015) - Athlete Awards - Mercyhurst University Athletics

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Ryan Vitale

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Week Of

4/7/2015
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Men's Lacrosse
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Vitale, a freshman midfielder, scooped up a game-high, and a career-high, nine ground balls in a 10-3 home victory over Walsh University Saturday, April 4. The rookie took all 17 face-offs for the Lakers, winning 15 of them for a .882 winning percentage. Vitale’s play on Saturday earned him the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Men's Lacrosse Freshman of the Week honors. The Fairfield, Connecticut native left Saturday’s game with .547 face-off winning percentage (47-of-56) and moved into second with 19 ground balls this season.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
5/8/2017	Ryan Mehnert	Men's Golf
5/2/2017	Russell Lamovec	Baseball
5/2/2017	Becky Insalaco	Women's Water Polo
4/17/2017	Nicholas Wnek	Men's Lightweight Rowing
4/10/2017	Jared Kapturasky	Baseball
4/10/2017	Taylor Izzo	Women's Lacrosse
4/5/2017	Russell Lamovec	Baseball
3/27/2017	Carly Zimmerman	Women's Lacrosse
3/21/2017	Saioa Gomez de Segura	Women's Tennis
3/21/2017	Greg Weyl	Men's Lacrosse
3/13/2017	Rachel DiBartolomeo	Softball
3/13/2017	Willie Bohince	Wrestling
3/7/2017	Jimmy Latona	Baseball
3/7/2017	Taylor Izzo	Women's Lacrosse
2/27/2017	Andrew Welton	Wrestling
2/27/2017	Natalie Piaggesi	Women's Basketball
2/21/2017	Jennifer MacAskill	Women's Ice Hockey
2/21/2017	Derek Barach	Men's Ice Hockey
2/14/2017	Jalin Steel	Women's Basketball
2/14/2017	Francis Mizia	Wrestling