Graham named GNAC Rookie of the Week

(Boston, MA) The Great Northeast Athletic Conference announced earlier today that Rivier University freshman Kyle Graham has been selected as the Rookie of the Week for the week of March 25 - March 31.

Graham won 9 of the 16 face-offs he took in a 10-9 win over Anna Maria to go along with two assists, eight ground-balls, while creating seven turnovers. In a 9-6 win over Emerson, the freshman won 9 of 12 draws at the face-off while gathering nine groundballs, He added a goal and an assist to his stat line.

A member of Rivier's Man-Down unit, Kyle's efforts strongly contributed to Emerson scoring zero goals in seven Man-Up attempts. Graham won seven face-offs and handed out four assists in a loss to Lasell College Thursday. Playing in his 4th GNAC game in seven days, Graham was a bright spot on the offensive side of the ball with two goals and one assist in a 6-4 loss at Emmanuel on Saturday.

This is the first time that the native of Londonderry, New Hampshire has been selected.

Rivier Men's Lacrosse returns to action tomorrow evening as they host Saint Joseph's College at 7pm.