NEW YORK, N.Y. – Freshman faceoff specialist
Ryan Cunningham earned BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for his performance against St. John's.
Mason Reale and
Stephen Zupicich also earned Weekly Honor Roll selections.
Cunnigham has been improving each week since taking over the faceoff reigns. Against the Red Storm he went 9-13 with a .692 faceoff win percentage and picked up four ground balls. It is the first accolade of his career.
Reale recorded his second hat trick of the season and had an assist on Saturday. The graduate student leads the team with 17 assists this season and picks up his second weekly accolade of the season.
Zupicich continued his star-studded season by causing another turnover with three ground balls against St. John's. The fifth year has caused a turnover in every game this season and has his fifth weekly award this season and has been recognized five out of the last six weeks.
These three Wildcats will look to continue their dominance on Saturday when they travel to Milwaukee to face Marquette.