Johns Hopkins and Penn State Collect Weekly Men’s Lacrosse Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Lacrosse Awards for 
the week of Feb 10^th  - Feb. 17^th, 2026.  

Offensive Players of the Week 
Hunter Aquino, Penn State 
Sophomore – Attack – Easton, Penn. – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies 

• Led the scoring for the Nittany Lions against No. 3 Princeton with a hat trick 
• Was effective in the ride as well, causing a pair of turnovers and scooping four groundballs 
• Both the caused turnovers and groundball numbers each marked new career highs for the sophomore 
• Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week Award: Matt Traynor (April 15, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Alex Ross, Penn State 
Senior – Defense – Davidsonville, Md. – Major: Business 

• In a win over No. 3 Princeton, Ross recorded three groundballs and three caused turnovers 
• The Tigers’ core scored just seven goals, the fewest scores by the Ivy League regular season title favorite since February 28. 2024 
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week Award: Alex Ross (March 11, 2025) 

Specialist of the Week 
Joe Hobot, Johns Hopkins 
Sophomore – Face off – Nesconset, N.Y.  – Major: Economics 

• In two wins against Towson and Loyola, he was 26-45 (.578) on the faceoff 
• Recorded a goal and an assist in the win over Towson 
• Also tallied 11 total ground balls between the two wins 
• Last Johns Hopkins Specialist of the Week Award:  Logan Callahan (March 18, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Preston Hawkins, Penn State 
Freshman – Goalie – Powell, Ohio – Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies 

• Put up a career-high 11 saves against a top-three ranked Princeton team 
• Had a 61.1% save percentage 
• Also recorded three ground balls  
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week Award: Hunter Aquino (April 22, 2025) 

2025-26 Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 

Feb. 3 
O: Matt Collison, JHU 
D:  Cullen Brown, OSU 
S:  Reid Gills, PSU 
F: Luke Shannenhan, MICH 
 
Feb. 10 
O: Leo Johnson, MD 
D: Dylan Groff, RU 
S:  Jack Oldman, OSU 
F:  Tay Rodriguez, MICH 

Feb. 17 
O: Hunter Aquino, PSU 
D: Alex Ross, PSU 
S:  Joe Hobot, JHU 
F:  Preston Hawkins, PSU