BABSON PARK, Mass.—Babson College men's lacrosse graduate student
Beau Burns (Washington, D.C.) and sophomore
Andrew Almquist (Wakefield, Mass.) were both named to the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Division III Team of the Week on Tuesday.
Burns, who was tabbed as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Face-Off Specialist of the Week on Monday, claimed a spot on the NEILA Team of the Week for the fourth time this spring, while Almquist was selected for the second time after garnering conference defensive player of the week laurels on Monday. Players are selected by the NEILA Executive Board.
Almquist was terrific in a pair of starts making 20 saves and posting a 5.43 goals against average and a .667 save percentage to lead Babson to two wins. He made eight saves in just under 51 minutes of action in Tuesday's 18-5 win at UMass Boston and followed it up by making nine of his 12 saves in the first half before the Beavers pulled away to defeat Coast Guard, 16-6, on Saturday.
A starter in all 12 games this season, Almquist has registered an 8.45 goals against average and a .610 save percentage with 155 saves. He ranks second in the NEWMAC in both GAA and save percentage as well as leading the conference in total saves. He has posted an 8.42 GAA and a .637 save percentage with 72 saves over his last five starts. He also ranks 17th in Division III in save percentage and 33rd in goals against average.
Burns won 81.2 percent of his face-offs (26-of-32) and picked up 20 ground balls to help Babson record a pair of double-digit wins. He was a perfect 15-of-15 while scooping up 12 ground balls in Tuesday's 18-5 rout of UMass Boston and went 11-of-17 on face-offs while leading all players with eight ground balls to help the Beavers defeat Coast Guard, 16-6, on Saturday.
Burns has won 149 of his 202 face-offs this spring for a 73.8 winning percentage, which leads the NEWMAC and ranks sixth in Division III. He has also scooped up a team-high 110 ground balls, and his 9.17 ground balls per game lead the conference and rank 20th in Division III.
No. 5 USILA/No. 8 USA Lacrosse Magazine Babson (11-1, 4-0 NEWMAC) hosts Emerson on Saturday at MacDowell Field at 1 p.m.