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Crompton
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ryan Crompton of Lenoir-Rhyne University picked up his third South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Defensive Player of the Week in men’s lacrosse on Monday.
League officials announced Crompton, a junior from Fredick, Md., won the award again after having 12 saves in the Bears’ 12-7 victory on Saturday over Lincoln Memorial on the road. That win clinched at least a share of the SAC regular-season title for LRU.
Crompton has won 10 of 11 matches and ranks second in save percentage (59.2), fourth in goals-against average (8.67) and fifth in total saves (125) in the current conference rankings.
The Bears also moved up in the USILA/NIKE NCAA Division II poll, sitting now at No. 4 with 11 straight wins and 22 in their last 23 matches dating back to last season.
LRU’s Senior Day is Saturday and the Bears have a 1 p.m. league match against Catawba at Moretz Stadium.
2017 USILA/Nike Division II Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Poll
1. Limestone (20) 14-0
2. Le Moyne 11-1
3. Merrimack 9-2
4. Lenoir-Rhyne 11-1
5. Adelphi 10-2
6. Pace 8-2
7. Mercyhurst 8-2
8. NYIT 10-2
9. Mercy 10-2
10. Lindenwood 8-3
11. Seton Hill 7-4
12t. Tampa 10-4
12t. Mount Olive 9-3
14. Wingate 10-3
15. Belmont Abbey 9-4
16. Southern New Hampshire 8-3
17. Saint Anselm 6-4
18. Colorado Mesa 8-2
19. Tusculum 10-2
20. Bentley 5-4
Also receiving votes: Indianapolis, Chestnut Hill, Lake Erie, Florida Tech, Molloy, Assumption, LIU Post, Florida Southern, Rollins, Queens.
–Reported by LRU Sports Information