Edmund Cathers Chosen Rookie of the Week; University of Albany Ranked #14 in Both National Polls - UAlbany Sports 2011

Cambridge, Mass. - University at Albany's Edmund Cathers has been named America East Conference Rookie of the Week in men's lacrosse, as announced on Monday, March 14 by the conference office.

Cathers, a freshman goalkeeper from Syracuse, N.Y., made a career-high 17 saves, including eight in the fourth quarter, in a 9-8 upset of No. 5 Massachusetts on March 8. Cathers stopped Mike Fetterly's potential game-tying shot with 11 seconds remaining. He also had 12 saves in last Saturday's 11-9 victory over No. 13 Ohio State. Cathers turned back Logan Schuss' man-up attempt in the final minutes to hold off the Buckeyes' rally. Cathers has a .586 save percentage with an 8.92 goals against average this season.

In addition, UAlbany (3-1) moved into both national top-20 polls for the first time in nearly two years. The Great Danes are No. 14 in the USILA and Nike/Inside Lacrosse rankings. UAlbany makes its first appearance in the USILA poll since April 20, 2009.

USILA Poll: 1. Syracuse, 2. Virginia, 3. Notre Dame, 4. Hofstra, 5. Stony Brook, 6. Maryland, 7. Duke, 8. North Carolina, 9. Johns Hopkins, 10. Massachusetts, 11. Princeton, 12. Cornell, 13. Army, 14. Albany, 15. Villanova, 16. Yale, 17. Loyola, 18. Pennsylvania, 19. Denver, 20. Ohio State.

Inside Lacrosse: 1. Syracuse, 2. Virginia, 3. Notre Dame, 4. Hofstra, 5. Stony Brook, 6. North Caroina, 7. Maryland, 8. Duke, 9. Cornell, 10. Army, 11. Princeton, 12. Massachusetts, 13. Johns Hopkins, 14. Albany, 15. Loyola, 16. Denver, 17. Yale, 18. Villanova, 19. Bucknell, 20. Ohio State.

Paw Prints: UAlbany (3-1) last defeated consecutive top-20 opponents on May 5 and 13, 2007, including an NCAA first-round win over Loyola ... the Great Danes are 17-42 all-time against top-20 programs since moving to the Division I level in 2000 ... Joe Resetarits extended his point-scoring streak to 23 consecutive games ... Brian Caufield is seventh among active NCAA career assists leaders (76) ... UAlbany faces No. 1 Syracuse on Tuesday, March 15 at the Carrier Dome (TWCS & SNY) ... the Great Danes have previously met the nation's top-ranked team seven times.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information