EDISON, N.J. - Sophomore midfielder Mike Begley (Brookeville, Md.) of the Marist men's lacrosse team has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference on Monday.

Begley had a career game in Marist's 15-12 victory over Sacred Heart this past Saturday, registering an astounding six points on five goals and an assist. He doubled his career-best for points in a single game and has already reached his entire goal scoring output from all of last year with eight goals. On Saturday, Begley scored on five of the six shots that he took while also scooping two ground balls and causing a turnover. None of his goals were bigger than his last one, which came after Sacred Heart had scored five straight goals to end the third quarter and pull within three.

It is the first career weekly award for Begley, who is tied for third in the NCAA with 4.0 goals per game, and second of the season for the Red Foxes. Senior attack man Connor Rice (Penfield, N.Y.) was awarded the same honor last week for his three goal, two assist performance versus Stony Brook.

Marist will look to improve to 3-0 when it plays its first game away from home next weekend travelling to Lafayette for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, March 2. Last season, the Red Foxes defeated Lafayette in overtime at Tenney Stadium, 11-10.

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