Erie, Pa. – Senior
Jason LaShomb of the third-ranked Mercyhurst College men’s lacrosse team has been named East Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for the week of May 4, announced Monday afternoon by ECC league officials. This marks the second consecutive week in which LaShomb has been named goalkeeper of the week.
LaShomb earned his fourth ECC honor of the season after leading the Lakers to a 6-5 victory over then-No. 3 NYIT May 2 at Tullio Field. The Rush, N.Y. native stopped six shots in the first quarter to hold the visitors to just one goal. He made 12 saves during the contest, yielding just five goals to the Bears. Mercyhurst and LaShomb held NYIT to its lowest single-game goal total since 2004. With the win, LaShomb wrapped up a stellar career. He went 11-3 with a .612 save percentage and 6.50 goals against average in 2009. In 50 career games, LaShomb went 34-9 with a .612 save percentage and 6.44 goals against average while holding several program records.
In other men’s lacrosse news, the Lakers (11-3, 4-2 ECC) moved up two spots to third in this week’s USILA Top-10 Men’s Lacrosse poll. Le Moyne claimed the No. 1 spot with seven first place votes and 79 points. ECC foe C.W. Post came in second with the final first place nod and 73 points, followed by Mercyhurst. New York Tech followed the Lakers in fourth place with 55 points. Merrimack racked up 50 points for fifth. Limestone and Molloy finished in a tie for sixth place with 32 points, while, Bentley (29) Dowling (17) and Saint Leo (11) rounded out spots eight through 10.
The Lakers have concluded their 2009 season with an 11-3 record. Mercyhurst went 6-0 at Tullio Field this season, and extended its home winning streak to 17 games overall with its 6-5 win over then-No. 3 NYIT May 2.