LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For the first time in conference history, two men's lacrosse players from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) appear simultaneously on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation (USILA) DIII National Team of the Week. Calvin University junior Nick Dueweke and Adrian College junior Max Leventis were both named to the national team on March 16, 2021.
USILA Team of the Week - March 16
USILA Team of the Week History
-- Story provided by Calvin University Athletics --
For the first time in program history, the Calvin men's lacrosse team has landed an individual on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III National Team of the Week.
USILA D3 NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK - 3-16-21
Calvin junior Nick Dueweke has been named to the USILA Division III Team after a standout performance this past Saturday in a 22-13 win at Adrian.
A native of Clarkston and a graduate of Notre Dame Prep High School, Dueweke had a breakout game Saturday afternoon in a 22-13 non-conference victory at Adrian College.
In the victory, Dueweke matched a Calvin single-game record for goals with 10 goals on 13 shots. The 10-goal game matches the original record set by Nate Ray in 2016 in a February 12 game against Defiance.
Dueweke had a strong all-around game in the win on Saturday as he scooped up five ground balls and caused one turnover.
On Monday, Dueweke was named the MIAA Offensive Player of the Week. He is one of two MIAA players on this week's USILA Division III National Team of the Week. Max Leventis of Adrian was also named the honor team.
Calvin is off to a 2-1 start and returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Alma for a 7 p.m. game.
-- Story provided by Adrian College Athletics --
Adrian College junior midfielder Max Leventis (Howell, Mich.) has been named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III Team of the Week, it was announced by USILA general manager Graham Leveston on Tuesday. This is the third time in Leventis' career that he has been chosen for this national weekly award, which is a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association record.
Leventis also earned the honor on Feb. 26, 2019, and March 10, 2020.
Leventis became Adrian's all-time face-off wins leader in a 14-10 win over Concordia-Chicago (March 10) by going 22-for-25 with 16 ground balls and now he has 375 victories in 644 attempts in the "X." He finished the week with 28 ground balls to lead 56 USILA TOW nominees and a .679 face-off win percentage (36/53).
On the season, Leventis paces the MIAA with 36 ground balls, is second with 56 face-off wins and third in face-off percentage at 56.6 percent (56/99).
