Putzier Corrals Heart Honor

Oskaloosa--Breck Putzier (So., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) had a hand in a truckload of goals last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday.

Putzier claimed his first weekly award of the season (third of his career) as the Statesmen went 1-1 last week.

The sophomore opened his week with a solid three-goal, four-assist performance against Columbia last Thursday.  He recorded one ground ball as well in the contest.

Two days later, he had a career outing as he tied and broke a record in a 29-2 victory over Clarke.  In the win, Putzier scored five goals, but more impressively assisted on seven scores.  He broke the program mark for single-game assists and also matched the school record for single-game points with 12.  Putzier tallied two ground balls against the Pride as well.

For the year, Putzier has tallied 54 goals and 41 assists for 95 total points.  He has also produced 43 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.

The sophomore currently leads not only the Heart, but also the entire NAIA in both goals and points.  He is second in the league in assists (fourth nationally) as well.

The award is the third for WPU this year.