Player-of-the-Week

By Patrick

What a crazy weekend of lacrosse; UNC topped Hopkins in OT...Colgate topped Army in double-OT...Sacred Heart upset Villanova in 5 OTs...and UVA needed a record-setting 7 OTs to escape Maryland. Each of those games had a number of clutch performers, and made choosing this week's Player-of-the-Week very difficult. In the end, however, it was not an overtime hero that made our final cut, rather it was the brightest star from a 14-13 Syracuse win over upset-minded Loyola. That's right, this week's top performer needed only the standard issue four quarters - no overtime - to stake his claim to the award.

We're happy to recognize Syracuse's Dan Hardy as this week's HomeField/Overtime Media Player-of-the-Week. Finding his team trailing the Loyola Greyhounds 12-8 with 12 minutes left to play, the senior midfielder sparked a game-changing run for the Orangemen. Hardy scored 3 goals, including the game-winner with just over a minute remaining, as Syracuse outscored Loyola 6-1 down the stretch and completed their frantic comeback. For the game Hardy finished with 4 goals and 1 assist, matching career highs for both goals and points in a game.

Congratulations to Dan and the rest of the Orangemen on an exciting win in Baltimore, and good luck as they prepare for a tough matchup against Princeton this weekend.

(Photograph courtesy of SU Athletic Communications)