Wildcats finish season with three home matches
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Standout forward Luca Rosen has been honored as the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, as announced by the conference today.
Rosen ended his weekend with a brace, scoring the final two goals in the 3-0 win over St. Cloud State on Sunday afternoon on the shores of Lake Superior. The forward first made a move into the box and was fouled, drawing a penalty for his side before stepping over the ball and finishing convincingly. Rosen would then steal the ball from the last Husky defender to go down one-on-one with the goalie, where he once again made no mistake to deposit into the back of the net and seal the deal.
In a rare mid-week match, Rosen generated plenty of offense against Parkside, as the forward fired 10 shots, matching a single-game season-high for the London, England native.
“Another great performance from Luca and a deserving award,” said head coach Alex Fatovic. “However, what impressed me and his teammates the most were the things that don’t show up in the box score; hard work, tackling, defending, and his overall liveliness and determination to fight for every ball. Those moments led to his goals. When Luca is on a pen or one-on-one, it’s automatic with him. Great job Luca, keep it up!”
In conference play on the season, Rosen paces the GLIAC in shots (60) and shots on goal (33), and leads the nation in shots per game (4.79) and sixth in the nation in shots on goal per game (1.93). Rosen’s (7-0–14) goal and point totals are second to Fynn Mewes (8-1–17) of Roosevelt. Both Rosen and Mewes lead the conference in GWGs (3). Mewes and the Lakers will make the journey to Marquette this weekend to clash on Friday.
GLIAC Players of the Week Running List
- Week 2 – Owen Rutledge, Defensive
- Week 6 – Luca Rosen, Offensive; Asaf Kristal, Defensive
- Week 8 – Luca Rosen, Offensive
