Miles Thompson Earns America East Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After earning an eight-goal performance against Harvard, Miles Thompson has been named the America East Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

This is Thompson’s second America East Player of the Week honor in his UAlbany career.  It is the first for the team this season.

Thompson earned eight goals against Harvard, his second-highest goal-scoring game in his collegiate career.  He added an assist to make it nine points. His nine points helped UAlbany earn its first win of the season on Saturday, a 14-8 victory over Harvard.

Currently, the senior attackman leads the America East in goals and points per game with 4.33 and 6.00 per game respectively.  His eight-goal game is the highest single game total for an America East player so far this season.

Thompson and the Great Danes will next head to UMass for a 1 p.m. game next Saturday.

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