Ohio State, Rutgers Garner Weekly Men’s Lacrosse Awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Lacrosse Awards for the week of April 1-8, 2025.  

Offensive Players of the Week 
Alex Marinier, Ohio State 
Senior – Attack – Burlington, Ontario– Major: Finance 

• Tied his career high of seven points in win at No. 17 Johns Hopkins Scored six goals on eight shots and added an assist
• Also added a ground ball and caused turnover to round out the effort
• Marinier became the 15^th player in Ohio State school history to record 40 goals in a season
• Marinier’s third Offensive Player of the Week Award. Last: (March 18, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Ryan Splaine, Rutgers 
Junior – LSM – Rockville, Md. – Major: Communication 

• Recorded three ground balls and one caused turnover in an upset win over No. 2 Maryland
• Held Maryland’s top two midfielders, who each entered with the game with 100 career goals, scoreless
• Splaine and the Rutgers defense held Maryland to six goals, its lowest total since joining the Big Ten in 2015
• Last Rutgers Defensive Player of the Week Award: Ethan Rall (April 11, 2023) 

Specialist of the Week 
Cardin Stoller, Rutgers 
Rs-Freshman – Goalie – Owing Mills, Md. – Major: Communications 

• Allowed only six goals on 20 shots in Rutgers 8-6 upset win over No. 2 Maryland
• Also scooped up four groundballs and added a caused turnover
• Scored a goal in the final minutes of the game to ice the victory and put Rutgers up by three goals
• Named National Player of the Week by USA Lacrosse Magazine, Player of the Week by The Lacrosse Network, and Goalie of the Week by Lax Reference
• Last Rutgers Specialist of the Week Award: Cardin Stoller (April 9, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Colin Zeller, Rutgers 
Rs-Freshman – Midfield – Haverford, Pa. – Major: Pre-Business 

• Scored three goals in 8-6 upset win over No. 2 Maryland
• His third goal widened Rutgers lead and put them up 7-5 with four minutes in the fourth quarter
• Zeller’s first career hat trick was the most goals among Big Ten freshman this week Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week Award: Hadyn Sommer (March 25, 2025) 

2024-25 Men’s Lacrosse Players of the Week 

Feb. 4 
O: Russell Melendez, JHU 
D: Pace Billings, MICH 
S:  Hunter Taylor, MICH 
F: JJ Aiello, RU 

Feb. 11 
O: Eric Spanos, MD 
D: Cullen Brown, OSU 
S: Jack Fracyon, PSU 
F: Tyler Eye, JHU 

Feb. 18 
O: Eric Spanos, MD/Alex Marinier, OSU 
D: Bobby Van Buren, OSU 
S: Logan McNaney, MD 
F: Hunter Aquino, PSU 

Feb. 25 
O: Russell Melendez, JHU 
D: Jack McDonald, MD 
S: Caleb Fyock, OSU 
F: JJ Aiello, RU 

March 4 
O: Eric Spanos, MD 
D: Will Schaller, MD 
S: Colby Baldwin, PSU 
F: Hunter Aquino, PSU 

March 11 
O: Alex Marinier, OSU 
D: Alex Ross, PSU 
S: Jack Oldman, OSU 
F: Hunter Aquino, PSU 

March 18 
O: Alex Marinier, OSU 
D: Will Schaller, MD 
S: Logan Callahan, JHU 
F: Liam White, OSU 

March 25 
O: Ryan Cohen, MICH 
D: Kees Van Wees, MICH 
S: Hunter Taylor, MICH 
F: Hadyn Sommer, RU 

April 1 
O: Jack McKenna, OSU 
D: Pace Billings, MICH 
S: Caleb Fyock, OSU 
F: Hunter Aquino, PSU 

April 8 
O: Alex Marinier, OSU 
D: Ryan Splaine, RU 
S: Cardin Stoller, RU 
F: Colin Zeller, RU