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Another one?! Seriously?!

The biggest reason why Brown notched its third straight Top 10 Ivy League win on Saturday against Cornell was their brick wall in net. For the third time on the Weekly Watchlist, a goalie has been selected. The first Ivy League member on this list. 

Connor Theriault stopped 24 of the 32 shots he faced (75%), suffocating the Big Red offense and allowing Devon McLane and Brian Antonelli to score four goals each on the other end. Theriault, on the other hand, was in command throughout and easily won the  vote. 

At Homewood, Theriault defeated Delaware attackman Tye Kurtz (8 goals), Yale attackman Leo Johnson (8 points), and Maryland attackman Logan Wisnauaks' masterpiece. That's a lot of competition, but Theriault was simply too unique. His style of play is a little unorthodox to say the least. Standing a bit wider than most college goalies. Theriault uses his big body to soak up shots from all angles. This size advantage makes it tougher for the offense to squeak shots past the goalie. Most teams playing against Brown better know to sting a corner if they want to slip one past Theriault.  

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Luck of The Irish?

For the second time this season, a goalie has been voted as the Watch List Player of the Week. This time, it's Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann to garner the honors for Weekly Watch List, joining an exclusive group including St. Bonaventure's Brett Dobson, Manhattan’s Liam Waslhe and North Carolina’s Chris Gray. 

Entenmann made a career-high 22 saves in Notre Dame's 18-11 win in the Dome in front of a national audience on Sunday. Give the defense some credit for helping Entenmann see the shots he wanted to, but he was absolutely impenetrable in net and as a result garnered a .666 save percentage.

Over the weekend, Entenmann outperformed some fantastic individual performances. Gavin Adler's eight ground balls and five induced turnovers versus Princeton helped him qualify for the Ivy League Tournament, just beating out Entenmann in the vote. Brendan Nichtern (2G, 8A) was one of two players to score 10 points (the other being Pat Kavanagh, who scored 10 points for the second straight game in the Dome on May 1).

Making this award more impressive, Entenmann has been starting for the Fighting Irish since he stepped on campus. The dedication to start as a true freshman for a power house of juggernauts. Notre Dame has rolled out plenty of players to the highest level into the Premier Lacrosse League. 

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Terrier Tears It Up At the X

Conor Calderone of Boston University was named the Watch List Player of the Week 7 after tying the NCAA Division I record for most face-off victories in a single game on Saturday.

In the Terriers' program-record-setting day, Calderone won 32 of 34 face-offs and collected 21 ground balls. Their 21 goals and attackman Vince D'Alto's 14 points were also career highs for the squad (7G, 7A). As the faceoff position is overlooked for the Tewaaraton, Calderone made his statement by dominating the X.

Calderone's perfect day beat out a perfect Zach Cole, a faceoff specialist from Saint Joseph's University who leads the country in faceoff win percentage, a stingy day in net from Yale's Jared Paquette who made several really impressive saves in a big conference home win over the Tigers, and an offensive explosion from Villanova's Matt Campbell who shot lights out and converted on half of his attempts.

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First Start of the Season Sparks Something New

Jake Taylor of Notre Dame has already been named Inside Lacrosse player of the week in his first start.

Taylor captivated the national audience with behind-the-back, around-the-world, and backhand finishes among his excellent 8-of-10 shooting day in Notre Dame's 22-6 win over Syracuse in South Bend on Saturday.

The Irish had great competition in the shape of Siena goalie Chris Yanchoris, who had about as perfect a day between the pipes as you can have at the Division I level with 21 saves and one goal conceded against Monmouth. Brennan O'Neill scored a career-high seven goals against North Carolina and he has already appeared on this list, while Dalton Young contributed seven points (4G, 3A) to Richmond's dramatic upset win over Virginia.

Jake Taylor’s breakout game will secure his playing time for the Fighting Irish throughout the season. The ACC has a new attackmen to worry about in the near future. 

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Standing Tall Between the Pipes

Introducing the first goalie on this watch list, Brett Dobson out of Saint Bonaventure. A non-traditional hotbed university for the sport of lacrosse, but not a team to take lightly. Coming out of the state of New York, Saint Bonaventure has recruited heavily as of late to build a championship caliber team. They may just have the tools for that journey. 

Given his eye-catching stat line during the Bonnies' 6-3 win over Monmouth on Saturday, the distinction was well-deserved. Dobson finished with an 87.5 percent save percentage after saving 21 of the 24 shots he faced. Dobson recorded a .665 save percentage on the year leading the Bonnies to a 10-3 regular season record. His attributes also led him to beat out other competitors for the watch list article, and these first place losers come from the offensive side of the ball. 

Dobson edged out Loyola fifth-year attackman Aidan Olmstead, who led the Greyhounds' onslaught against Navy with seven points (3G, 4A), Marquette attackman Bobby O'Grady, who converted eight of his 13 shots, and Ohio State's Jackson Reid, who dazzled with five goals and an assist in the Buckeyes' two-goal win over the visiting Blue Jays in Columbus.

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Jasper’s Liam Walshe Goes Off

Scoring eight goals in a game is nothing short of easy.

But Manhattan senior attackman Liam Walshe sure did make it look like one when he canned eight of his nine shots against the Marist Red Foxes in the MAAC Semifinals. As a result, Walshe narrowly edged out Penn midfielder Sam Handley for Prime Time Player of Week 13 honors. 

Liam Walshe, a senior attackman out of Manhattan, made it look easy against Marist in the conference playoffs. Walshe outperformed other candidates for the weekly watch list such as Penn midfielder Sam Handley. With a 88% shooting score, Walshe canned eight of his attempted nine shots on goal. To make matters even more impressive, he had never scored more than three goals in a game until this breakout. Before his performance against Marist, Walshe had recorded 18 goals on the season before his great eight. HIs grand performance led the Jaspers to the MAAC Conference title game against St Bonaventure. 

As previously stated, Walshe won by a single percentage point against Handley in what was an outstanding performance from the Ivy League Player of the Year in college lacrosse's greatest conference tournament this season. Handley dominated the Bears and Bulldogs defenses, and he was equally ecstatic each time he placed the ball in the net. Thomas McConvey extended his hot streak in the AE semis, scoring seven goals for the second straight game, before scoring five in the championship game. Finally, Jake Boudreau's 10-point performance was crucial in the Colonials' ASUN victory over the Utes.

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Durham’s Finest Shows Out in Home Opener

Duke Attackmen #34, Brennan O’Neil, displayed what skills a #1 ranked High School recruit has in his back pocket. In a 21-12 over Robert Morris, O’Neil contributed to the Blue Devils eccentric stat sheet with 6 goals in a early season tune-up game against a ASUN Conference team. Although only being a sophomore in arguably the toughest College Lacrosse conference that is the ACC, this Duke Sophomore competes head to head with the favored seniors on the Tewaaraton Watchlist. If there is one thing you can expect from Brennan O’neil, it’s a highlight reel goal. With 7 Duke players putting the ball in the back of the net, O’Neil sits at the top of that list because of his crafty style of play in the Duke offense. O’Neil holds many awards and honors from his freshman year of excellence. Receiving All-ACC, USILA All-America honorable mention, and named ACC Freshman of the year. The stat sheets filled up during his first year as well, tallying 45 goals with 10 assists starting 16 of 17 games for The Blue Devils. While not making the watchlist originally their is still hope for The Tewaaraton Award to sit in the glass case in Durham, NC. Teammate #15 Nakeie Montgomery was awarded the number 7 ranked spot on the preseason watchlist courtesy of Inside Lacrosse. The two Blue Devils will have exciting seasons ahead of them in the ACC.

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Max Waldbaum, a Dolphin Out of the Water.

#17 Max Waldbaum, a Graduate Student at Jacksonville University in the SoCon Conference, started his season off with a 5 point breakout game against a brute Johns Hopkins team. The Graduate Attackmen tallied 4 goals and an assist accounting for 50% of JU’s goals in a 8-11 loss. Waldbaum presented himself as a potential role model for underclassmen and commits waiting for their time to represent the green and white. Waldbaum’s aggressive play represented Head Coach John Galloway’s team schemes against a worthy opponent. Playing in a non traditional epicenter of Lacrosse, this does not mean he is someone to overlook in the Tewaaraton race. Waldbaum attended Tufts University in Medford, MA. With 4 years of undergraduate Division 3 Lacrosse in the hotbed of the sport, his skillset transferred quite nicely into the Division 1 competition. Waldbaum’s years in Medford were something to show for as well. His 34 career games included 102 goals, 27 assists, and 73 groundballs for the Jumbos. With the assertive start to the season down south of his alma mater, Waldbaum paves his way for a great season in the SoCon with the Doplhins.

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It’s Here!

The College Lacrosse season is underway and now we can scout out our favorite players for the Tewaaraton Award! This post will include all 2022 Men’s Tewaaraton Top 10 Watch List of the preseason given by Inside Lacrosse. All stats, game performances, and team records will be accounted for in the reviewing process.