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

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Ryan Vitale

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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
10/14/2013	Lauren Testa	Women's Soccer
10/7/2013	Lexi Stefanov	Women's Volleyball
10/7/2013	Anthony Vendemia	Football
10/1/2013	Janine Wong	Women's Soccer
10/1/2013	Jacob Griffin	Men's Cross Country
9/23/2013	Lauren Testa	Women's Soccer
9/23/2013	Garret Schoeman	Men's Water Polo
9/16/2013	Travis Beck	Men's Tennis
9/16/2013	Blair Pembleton	Field Hockey
9/10/2013	Fernando Martinez	Men's Soccer
9/10/2013	Rachel Crittle	Women's Volleyball
4/22/2013	Julie Harmon	Softball
4/22/2013	Ben Rawding	Baseball
4/15/2013	Zac Reid	Men's Lacrosse
4/15/2013	Andrea Novoa	Women's Golf
4/8/2013	James Chayka	Men's Lacrosse
4/8/2013	Courtney Smith	Softball
3/26/2013	Kyle Lindsay	Men's Lacrosse
3/26/2013	Rebecca Himes	Women's Lacrosse
3/4/2013	Kaylee Foster	Women's Basketball