Jozokos led North Carolina's upset of No. 1 Denver with a career-high five ground balls.
Offensive Player of the Week
Zach Currier, Princeton
Sophomore | Midfield | 6-0 | 180 | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Currier defined clutch performance in the Tigers’ overtime win against then-No. 12 Johns Hopkins.
He totaled five points on two goals and three assists and was 6-of-8 on face-offs, saving most of his superlatives for the finish. Down by two in the fourth quarter, Currier won a face-off and an acrobatic ground ball that led to his second goal.
Princeton then tied Johns Hopkins with just seven seconds to play. Currier won the overtime face-off and then drew a penalty that gained an extra-man opportunity from which Princeton capitalized.
The 16-15 decision soared Princeton eight spots to No. 10 in this week’s Inside Lacrosse poll.
The Tigers (3-0) visit No. 9 Maryland (3-1) on Saturday.
What a game. Zach Currier played the most complete game I've ever seen. Congrats @TigerLacrosse!
— Tom Schreiber (@TomSchreiber26) February 28, 2015
Defensive Player of the Week
Tate Jozokos, North Carolina
Sophomore | Midfield | 6-0 | 200 | Wolfeboro, N.H.
Jozokos played possibly the best game of his career in a 12-10 upset of No. 1 Denver.
He tallied a career-high five ground balls and limited the Pioneers’ first-string midfielders to two goals on only four shots. Denver midfielders combined for just eight shots and four goals in the game.
Two ground balls from face-offs proved especially important for North Carolina. In those possessions, Jozokos assisted a second-quarter goal that closed a two-goal deficit and then scored his second career goal early in the third quarter to put the Tar Heels in the lead for good.
No. 2 North Carolina (5-0) hosts Manhattan (0-5) Saturday and Bryant (1-3) on Tuesday.
Congrats to SSDM Tate Jozokos, ACC Defensive Player of the Week http://t.co/CD6FkE6zL9 pic.twitter.com/fE0S2BxzNw
— UNC Men's Lacrosse (@uncmenslacrosse) March 3, 2015
