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
11/12/2012	Becky Smith	Women's Volleyball
11/12/2012	Devyn Woods	Football
10/29/2012	Becky Leusch	Women's Volleyball
10/29/2012	Diego Gustin	Men's Soccer
10/22/2012	Elyse Texido	Women's Volleyball
10/22/2012	Garret Schoeman	Men's Water Polo
10/8/2012	Emily Janiga	Women's Ice Hockey
10/8/2012	L.J. Stevens	Football
9/24/2012	Christine Bestland	Women's Ice Hockey
9/24/2012	Jacob Griffin	Men's Cross Country
9/17/2012	Garret Schoeman	Men's Water Polo
9/17/2012	Diego Gustin	Men's Soccer
9/10/2012	Caroline Bristol	Women's Tennis
9/3/2012	Caitlin Kempton	Women's Golf
9/3/2012	Brandon Brown-Dukes	Football
4/2/2012	Brian Scheetz	Men's Lacrosse
4/2/2012	Jen Bower	Softball
2/6/2012	Fred Hale	Wrestling
2/6/2012	Dana Banda	Women's Basketball
1/23/2012	Nikki Frederickson	Women's Basketball