MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
John Tierney (Misericordia / Jr., D / Bethpage, N.Y.) led the Cougars defensive effort in two conference wins where they only allowed six goals in each game. The junior was also assigned to defend both Eastern’s and Manhattanville’s leading scorers, holding both to a combined one goal. In a 7-6 win over Eastern, Tierney held Bryan Goetz to just one goal on three shots. In a 13-6 win over Manhattanville, Tierney held Andrew Murray to no goals on seven shots. The junior finished the week with three ground balls and a caused turnover.