After backstopping the No. 7 Merrimack College men's lacrosse program to a road win on Saturday in its conference opener, junior goalkeeper Nick Ponte has been named Fuddruckers Male Athlete of the Week.

Ponte turned away a career-high 16 shots on 25 attempts for a .640 save percentage in Merrimack’s win over Saint Rose on Saturday. Ponte was making his first start of the season for Merrimack and earned the win with the double-digit-save effort. The North Reading native has now appeared in three games this season with 90 minutes of action in net; after Saturday, he improved his numbers to a 8.67 goals against average and .594 save percentage while moving to 2-0 on the year.

He and the rest of the Warriors now turn their sights to a highly anticipated matchup against rival Le Moyne, the current No. 4 team in the country, when the two schools meet on Saturday (March 23) at Duane Stadium. Game time is set for 1 p.m.