Cederberg claims first career Pilgrim League weekly accolade

NORTON, MA- Wheaton College men's lacrosse sophomore Ben Cederberg (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) was named Pilgrim League Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, April 26, as he recorded five goals and three assists last week while playing a major part in the Lyons winning twice and clinching the second seed in the conference tournament.

Cederberg had a hat trick and an assist during a 9-7 win at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Wednesday, as each of his points came on a goal that erased an Engineer lead. His man-up tally at the nine-minute mark of the fourth quarter knotted the contest at six and sparked a 4-0 run, which put the Lyons ahead for good.

In Wheaton's 12-11 win at Babson College on Sunday, the attackman had two goals and two assists. He assisted an early tying marker, scored to give the Lyons a second-quarter lead and made it 10-10 early in the fourth period with another goal. Cederberg later assisted the game-winner with 2:24 to go in regulation, helping Wheaton finish 6-1 in league play.

The weekly honor was Cederberg's first as a collegian and first for a Wheaton player since last April 28. In his sophomore season, he paces the Lyons in points (38) and assists (18) while having scored 20 goals to come within one of the team lead.

Since an 0-6 start, Wheaton has won six straight, matching the program's longest winning streak since 1996 to draw within one triumph of the school record. The Lyons are slated to host a Pilgrim League Tournament semifinal in consecutive years for the first time in program history, as second-seeded Wheaton takes on number-three MIT on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.