NAIA Men?s Lacrosse Players of the Week - No. 4 (April 5)

NAIA Men?s Lacrosse Players of the Week - No. 4 (April 5)

By Kelli Elmore, KCAC Assistant Commissioner

KANSAS CITY, Mo.
– Danny Orr of Siena Heights (Mich.) and Robby Ates of Missouri Baptist have been named the NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, the national office announced Tuesday. Orr and Ates were selected based on their performances from March 28 - April 3.

NAIA Offensive Player of the Week
Danny Orr - Siena Heights (Mich.) – Sophomore Attack from Macomb, Mich.
Team Record: 2-0 (week), 7-3 (overall)

Opponent Site W/L Score G A Pts Shots SOG GB CTO DC
      Team Opp.                
Aquinas H W 8-5 3 1 4 3 3 - - -
#2 Lourdes H W 9-8 (OT) 5 1 6 13 6 - - -
Totals: 8 2 10 16 9 - - -


• Orr scored the game-winner in both games and had a part in 10 of the Saints’ 18 goals scored on the week. The Macomb, Mich. Native put 56 percent of shots on frame and scored 88.8 percent of his shots on goal. Against No. 2 Lourdes, Orr scored the tying goal with 1:54 left in the fourth quarter and then put in the game-winner with 00:39 left in the first overtime.

NAIA Defensive Player of the Week
Robby Ates – Missouri Baptist - Freshman Goalie from O’Fallon, Ill.
Team Record: 2-0 (week), 5-3

Opponent W/L Score GA SV %
    Team Opp.      
Asbury W 14-1 1 11 0.917
#4 St. Andrews W 7-3 3 13 0.824
Totals: 4 24 0.871

2016 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Athletes of the Week (Offense; Defense)
Week One - Andrew Lanier, Cumberlands (Ky.); Zach McGuff, Benedictine (Kan.)
Week Two - James Smith, St. Gregory’s (Okla.); Carson Davis, Ottawa (Kan.)
Week Three - Austin Shindoll, Missouri Valley; Connor Goonan, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Week Four - Danny Orr, Siena Heights (Mich.); Robby Ates, Missouri Baptist