WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – After helping the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team win its third straight MAC Freedom game, senior Dominick Massaro (Centereach, N.Y./Sachem North) and first-year Ben Franco (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) swept the conference's offensive and defensive player of the week awards, the conference office in Annville, Pa., announced on Monday, April 18.
 
Connecting for his sixth hat trick of the season against Wilkes, Massaro posted six goals in the 15-9 win over Wilkes. He posted the go-ahead goal late in the second quarter, then posted three in a row in the third quarter to ice the game.
 
Massaro ranks second on the team with a 31 goals on the season, as the 6-2 attackman has notched at least one point in all 14 games, helping the Warriors to a 7-7 overall record. He ranks seventh in the MAC Freedom with 2.21 goals per game. 
 
Franco earned his second consecutive MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week award after he made 11 saves in the 15-9 victory over Wilkes, playing all 60 minutes for the Warriors and picked up two groundballs and caused a turnover.
 
He currently ranks second in the conference with a .580 save percentage. The 6-3 goalkeeper was also named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the USILA Team of the Week last week, after making a combined 19 saves for two Warrior wins against King's College and FDU-Florham.
 
The Warriors return to the field on Wednesday, April 20, when they travel to DeSales University for a 7 p.m. MAC Freedom matchup in Center Valley, Pa.