Landers draws Wheaton's first weekly accolade since 2006 season

April 28, 2008

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College men's lacrosse standout Chris Landers (Manchester, MA/Proctor Academy) was named Pilgrim League Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, April 27. The freshman became the conference's first underclassman to earn an honor since last April 23 and was the initial Lyon to draw a weekly accolade since May 1, 2006.

Landers' 11-point week led Wheaton to a 2-0 mark in Pilgrim play and helped the Lyons clinch the second seed in the upcoming tournament. He scored three goals against Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), including the game-winner, while assisting three others in a 14-6 victory on Wednesday. Landers also notched the game-winning tally during Wheaton's 11-7 triumph over Babson College on Saturday, as he posted three goals and a pair of assists. Landers' second hat trick was comprised of one man-up, man-down and even-strength goal each.

With a team-high 26 goals, Landers has recorded the most markers by a Wheaton freshman since 1996. He also paces the Lyons with 36 points and has scored on 49.1 percent of his shots. Landers has a team-high three game-winning goals and is tied for the squad lead with a trio of man-up tallies. His 34 ground balls are the most among Wheaton's attackmen.

After being predicted to finish fourth in the league by Inside Lacrosse, Wheaton ended the regular season 7-8 overall and 5-2 in the conference, tying for second in the Pilgrim for its best league showing in 10 years. As the second seed in the conference tournament, Wheaton will again host Babson, the number-three seed, on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for its first home Pilgrim Tournament contest since 1998. A win would propel the Lyons to their first final since 1996.

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