ITHACA, N.Y. -- For the second time this season, Cornell men's lacrosse players swept the Ivy League weekly awards. Junior attackman Steve Mock was named Ivy Player of the Week, while freshman attackman Matt Donovan was named Ancient Eight co-Rookie of the Week.
Mock scored four goals and assisted on three others as the Big Red knocked off No. 8 Denver in overtime before rallying for a 16-11 win at Penn. Mock scored the game-tying goal against Denver with 6.2 seconds to play, then assisted on Chris Langton's game-winning goal just over a minute into the extra session. Mock added two ground ball wins against the Pioneers.
The junior then helped Cornell rally from a five-goal first half deficit and a three-goal deficit entering the fourth quarter against the Quakers with three goals and an assist. Mock scored what turned out to be the game winner with 8:10 remaining in the game as he scored twice while assisting on a third goal in the fourth quarter of the comeback win. For the season, Mock leads the team with 16 goals, 22 points and two game-winning goals.
Donovan earned his second rookie of the week nod of the season after posting three goals and two assists in two starts for the nationally ranked Big Red last week. He scored twice and assisted on a third goal in the fourth quarter to help Cornell overcome a three-goal fourth quarter deficit in the win at Penn. Donovan scored and assisted on a goal in the final 1:23 of the first half to send the Big Red into the break with some momentum after trailing by as many as five goals in the first half. He added two ground balls in Cornell's 9-8 overtime win against No. 8/9 Denver in a midweek contest.
Mock, Donovan and the rest of the Big Red will head to Hanover, N.H. on Saturday, March 31 at 1 p.m. to face Dartmouth.